different between opposed vs antipode

English

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /??po?zd/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /??p??zd/
• Hyphenation: op?posed

Adjective

opposed

1. Acting in opposition; opposing.
2. Being, of having an opponent; not unopposed.
3. Opposite.

Translations

Verb

opposed

1. simple past tense and past participle of oppose

English

Etymology

Back-formation from antipodes.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?æn.t?.po?d/

Noun

antipode (plural antipodes)

1. Something directly opposite or diametrically opposed.

Derived terms

• antipodal
• antipodean

Translations

Further reading

• antipode on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

References

• “antipode”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin, 2000, ?ISBN

Anagrams

• adeption, antidope

French

Etymology

Late Latin, from Ancient Greek ????????? (antípodes), from ???? (antí, “against”) + ????? (pódes), nominative plural of ???? (poús, “foot”).

Pronunciation

Noun

antipode m (plural antipodes)

1. (especially in plural) antipode
2. opposite

   deux hommes aux antipodes

   two totally opposite men

Derived terms

• manchot antipode

Further reading

• “antipode” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Italian

Etymology

Late Latin, from Ancient Greek ????????? (antípodes), from ???? (antí, “against”) + ????? (pódes), nominative plural of ???? (poús, “foot”).

Noun

antipode m or f (plural antipodi)

1. antipode

Derived terms

• agli antipodi
• antipode ottico

Anagrams

• pedinato