antithesis
pronunciation
How to pronounce antithesis in British English:
UK [ænˈtɪθəsɪs]
How to pronounce antithesis in American English:
US [ænˈtɪθɪsɪs]
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- Noun:
- exact opposite
- the juxtaposition of contrasting words or ideas to give a feeling of balance
Word Origin
- antithesis (n.)
- 1520s, from Late Latin antithesis, from Greek antithesis "opposition, resistance," literally "a placing against," also a term in logic and rhetoric, noun of action from antitithenai "to set against, oppose," a term in logic, from anti- "against" (see anti-) + tithenai "to put, place" (see theme).
Example
- 1. It is the antithesis of friedman 's flat world .
- 2. Both are the antithesis of style to anyone not born in texas .
- 3. All this makes brazil the antithesis of china .
- 4. Debate is the antithesis , because in debate the lines are drawn , the premises largely unexplored , the points of view attacked and defended .
- 5. By creating the largest business enterprise america had ever seen , the " railroad king " became the antithesis of the scrappy individual he was at the start .