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Definition opposed in British English

opposed adjective

adjective
/əˈpəʊzd/
1

someone who is opposed to something thinks it should not happen or should not be done

Example

He was bitterly opposed to the war.

Example

Some residents were opposed to naming the high school after Martin Luther King.

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2

things that are opposed are as different from each other as it is possible to be

Example

two directly opposed concepts

Example

The interests of buyers and sellers are diametrically opposed to each other.

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Definition opposed in British English