oppositions

1. the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree withExamples: "he encountered a general feeling of resistance from many citizens"; "despite opposition from the newspapers he went ahead"Synonyms: opposition, resistance

2. the relation between opposed entitiesSynonyms: oppositeness, opposition

3. the act of hostile groups opposing each otherExamples: "the government was not ready for a confrontation with the unions"; "the invaders encountered stiff opposition"Synonyms: confrontation, opposition

4. a contestant that you are matched againstSynonyms: opponent, opposite, opposition

5. a body of people united in opposing somethingSynonyms: opposition

6. a direction opposite to anotherSynonyms: opposition