antithesis

pluriel irrégulier

A noun referring to a person or thing that is the direct opposite of someone or something else, or a rhetorical device contrasting opposing ideas.

ruСуществительное, обозначающее человека или вещь, являющиеся прямой противоположностью кому-либо или чему-либо, или риторический приём, противопоставляющий противоположные идеи.esSustantivo que designa a una persona o cosa que es la directa opuesta de otra, o un recurso retórico que contrapone ideas opuestas en una misma expresión.frNom désignant une personne ou une chose qui est l'exact opposé d'une autre, ou une figure de rhétorique opposant deux idées contraires.deSubstantiv, das eine Person oder Sache bezeichnet, die den direkten Gegensatz zu jemandem oder etwas bildet, oder ein rhetorisches Stilmittel, das gegensätzliche Ideen gegenüberstellt.ptSubstantivo que designa uma pessoa ou coisa que é o oposto direto de outra, ou a figura de linguagem que contrapõe ideias opostas.zh名词，指与某人或某事物完全相反的人或事物；也指一种修辞手法，通过对比相反的观念来达到强调效果。arاسم يدل على شخص أو شيء يمثل النقيض المباشر لشخص أو شيء آخر، أو على أسلوب بلاغي يقوم على المقابلة بين فكرتين متضادتين.

1. Direct opposite C1 formal

   A person or thing that is the direct opposite of someone or something else.

   • His calm demeanor was the antithesis of her anxious nature.
   • The new policy is the antithesis of everything we stand for.
   • Love is often considered the antithesis of hate.

   ruПрямая противоположностьesAntítesis (opuesto directo)frOpposé directdeDirekter GegensatzptOposto diretozh直接对立面arالنقيض المباشر

   Synonymes: contradictioncontrarycontrastconverseinverseobverseoppositereverse

   Antonymes: counterpartequivalentlikenesssame

2. Rhetorical device C2 formal

   A figure of speech in which an opposition or contrast of ideas is expressed by parallelism of words.

   • The speech used antithesis effectively: 'It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.'
   • She employed antithesis to highlight the contrast between wealth and poverty.
   • The writer's use of antithesis made the argument more compelling.

   ruАнтитезаesAntítesis retóricafrAntithèse (figure de rhétorique)deAntitheseptAntítesezh对照法arالطباق

   Synonymes: contrastjuxtapositionopposition

• antitheses plural form
• antitheses' possessive plural form
• antithesis's possessive singular form