Oppositional Meaning

/ˌɑpəˈzɪʃən/
B2

Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.

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adjOf, pertaining to, or exhibiting opposition.

The child exhibited oppositional behavior at school.
Oppositional disorder is a serious condition.
The teenager displayed oppositional behavior towards his teachers.
CEFR Practice Quiz
His ____ behavior made him argue with everyone at school, even his friends.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The child displayed ____ behavior at school, refusing to follow instructions from any teacher.

Etymology tree English opposition Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English oppositional From opposition + -al.

"And he has brought to oppositional politics the same energy and aggression that characterized his chess, attacking Mr. Putin and the Kremlin — or the regime, as he repeatedly calls it — with language rarely spoken so bluntly in Russia." — 2007 March 10, Steven Lee Myers, “Kasparov, Building Opposition to Putin”, in New York Times:

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CEFR Practice Quiz
His ____ behavior made him argue with everyone at school, even his friends.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The child displayed ____ behavior at school, refusing to follow instructions from any teacher.

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