antithese

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

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɑn.tiˌteː.zə/

Etymology

Borrowed from French: antithèse

In summary

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

Concepts

antithesis

contrast

opposite

Synonyms

tegenstelling

contrast

Translations

antithèse

Antithese

Gegensatz

antítese

antítesis

Gegenstellung

antítesi

antitesi

antyteza

αντίθεση

Gegenbehauptung