opposed

English

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /əˈpoʊzd/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /əˈpəʊzd/

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• Hyphenation: op‧posed

Adjective

opposed

1. Acting in opposition; opposing.
2. Being, of having an opponent; not unopposed.
3. Opposite.
   • 1962 December, “The B.R. standard diesel-electric Type 1 locomotive”, in Modern Railways, page 381:

     The diagonally opposed driving positions in the cab are identical.

Derived terms

• as opposed to
• opposed cylinder
• opposed piston opposed cylinder

 

Translations

acting in opposition; opposing

• Finnish: vastustava (fi)
• German: gegensätzlich (de)
• Gothic: 𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌽𐌴𐌹𐌸𐍃 (andaneiþs)
• Irish: in aghaidh, i gcoinne
• Japanese: 対置された (taichi sareta), 逆の (gyaku no)
• Polish: przeciwny (pl)
• Romanian: opozant (ro), contrar (ro)
• Russian: противостоя́щий (ru) m (protivostojáščij), противобо́рствующий (ru) m (protivobórstvujuščij)
• Spanish: opuesto (es)

being, of having an opponent; not unopposed

• Finnish: vastustettu (fi)
• Russian: встреча́ющий сопротивле́ние impf (vstrečájuščij soprotivlénije)

Verb

opposed

1. simple past and past participle of oppose