Counteropposite

/ˌkaʊntərˈɑːpəzɪt/ adjective

Definition

Positioned or acting directly against something opposite, creating a complex opposing relationship.

Etymology

From counter- + opposite (Latin opponere, 'to place against'). A paradoxical term combining counter and opposite.

Kelly Says

This word embodies logical paradoxes—if something is opposite to the opposite of X, is it really counteropposite or just X again? It's why medieval logicians loved these terms.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ተቃዋሚ ተቃዋሚ
te-ka-wa-mee te-ka-wa-mee
ARالعربية
مُعارِض مُعارِض
mu-a-riidh mu-a-riidh
BNবাংলা
বিপরীত বিপরীত
bi-por-eet bi-por-eet
CACatalà
oposat oposat
o-po-sat o-po-sat
CSČeština
proti sobě proti sobě
pro-ti so-be pro-ti so-be
DADansk
modsat modsat
mod-sat mod-sat
DEDeutsch
Gegenteil
gay-en-tail
ELΕλληνικά
αντίθετος αντίθετος
an-ti-the-tos an-ti-the-tos
ESEspañol
contrario opuesto
kon-tree-ree-oh op-ues-toh
FAفارسی
مخالف مخالف
makh-alif makh-alif
FISuomi
vastakkain vastakkain
va-sta-kai-n va-sta-kai-n
FRFrançais
opposé au contraire
o-po-zay oh kon-trai-reh
GUGU
પાર્શ્વ પાર્શ્વ
pa-arshv pa-arshv
HAHA
masu masu
ma-su ma-su
HEעברית
מתנגד מתנגד
me-tan-ged me-tan-ged
HIहिन्दी
प्रतिपक्षी प्रतिपक्षी
pratidhva-ndvee pratidhva-ndvee
HUMagyar
ellentétes ellentétes
el-len-te-tes el-len-te-tes
IDBahasa Indonesia
lawan lawan
la-wan la-wan
IGIG
nwoke nwoke
n-wo-keh n-wo-keh
ITItaliano
opposto al contrario
o-po-sto al kon-tra-ree-oh
JA日本語
対照的な
tai-shou-te-ki-na
KKKK
қарсылаушы қарсылаушы
qar-si-lau-shy qar-si-lau-shy
KMKM
ប្រឆាំង ប្រឆាំង
bra-cha-ang bra-cha-ang
KO한국어
반대되는
ban-dae-deun-neun
MRMR
प्रतिस्पर्धी प्रतिस्पर्धी
pra-ti-s-par-dee pra-ti-s-par-dee
MSBahasa Melayu
lawan lawan
la-wan la-wan
MYမြန်မာ
ဆိုးမကောင်းဆိုးမကောင်း
so-ma-ka-ung so-ma-ka-ung
NLNederlands
tegenovergesteld aan elkaar
te-gen-o-ver-stel-t aan ey-ka-der
NONorsk
motsetning motsetning
mot-set-ning mot-set-ning
PAPA
ਉਪ-ਪਉ ਉਪ-ਪਉ
oop-pau oop-pau
PLPolski
przeciwny przeciwny
chwi-t-vye-ny chwi-t-vye-ny
PTPortuguês
oposto oposto
o-po-stoh o-po-stoh
RORomână
contrar opposit
kon-trar o-po-zit
RUРусский
противоположный
pro-ti-vo-polozh-nyy
SVSvenska
tvärtom tvärtom
tv-ar-tom tv-ar-tom
SWKiswahili
mpinzani mpinzani
m-pi-nzan-ee m-pi-nzan-ee
TAதமிழ்
எதிர் எதிர்
e-thir e-thir
TEతెలుగు
విరుద్ధ విరుద్ధ
vi-ru-dhdh vi-ru-dhdh
THไทย
ตรงกันข้าม
trong-gan-kha-am
TLTL
kalaban kalaban
ka-la-ban ka-la-ban
TRTürkçe
karşıt karşıt
kar-shiht kar-shiht
UKУкраїнська
суперник суперник
soo-per-nik soo-per-nik
URاردو
مخالف مخالف
makh-alif makh-alif
VITiếng Việt
đối lập đối lập
doh-ee-lap doh-ee-lap
YOYO
àgbà àgbà
a-g-ba a-g-ba
ZH中文
相对相反
zui-xiang xi-xiang
ZUZU
umkhuleli umkhuleli
oom-koo-leh-lee oom-koo-leh-lee

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