antithese

Betekenis (Engels)

1. (feminine) an opposition
2. (feminine) an antithesis, in logic a proposition that is opposite to another proposition
3. (feminine, historical) an electoral strategy historically pursued by confessional political parties to form coalitions of confessional parties against secular parties

Synoniemen

tegenstelling

contrast

Vertalingen

antithèse

Antithese

Gegensatz

antithesis

antítese

Gegenstellung

antítesis

antítesi

antitesi

contrast

Gegenbehauptung

αντίθεση

opposite

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˈɑn.tiˌteː.zə/

Etymologie (Engels)

Geleend van Frans: antithèse

In summary

Borrowed from French antithèse, from Latin antithēsis, from Ancient Greek ἀντίθεσις (antíthesis). Equivalent to anti- + these (“thesis”).