diametrical opposition
- noun
- /ˌdaɪəˈmɛtrɪkəl ˌɒpəˈzɪʃən/
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oposición diametral
- The author also convincingly demonstrates the diametrical opposition between the concepts of man held by religion and by socialism.
Examples
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Their views on education are in diametrical opposition; one advocates for traditional methods, while the other supports innovative techniques.
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The two theories of evolution and creationism are often discussed as being in diametrical opposition to one another.
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In so doing, they imagine themselves set in diametrical opposition to their society, when in fact they have unwittingly accepted its crucial structural elements.
Academic text (1993) -
They involve a diametrical opposition of stances, an opposition that involves no middle term.
Academic text (1994) -
This relation can be represented geometrically as diametrical opposition: a relation between two points on a circle through which a straight line passes if it also passes through the center of the circle.
Academic text (2006) -
"The author Shafarevich also convincingly demonstrates the diametrical opposition between the concepts of man held by religion and by socialism."
Blog text (33) -
At the same time, those who celebrate diversity make a grave mistake if they do not distinguish the complementarity of some horizons from the diametrical opposition of others.
Academic text (1994) -
In this context, I see an absolutely diametrical opposition between the life of killing and the overcoming of death through sacrifice within divine intervention—which I take to be a part of the covenant's promise.
Blog text (31) -
The political parties stood in diametrical opposition on the issue of climate change, reflecting their fundamentally different approaches.
Synonyms
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A direction that faces the other way from another point
A relation between two points directly opposite each other on a sphere or circle
A situation where two ideas, groups, or feelings are against each other
A clear contrast between two very different ends that shows points between them
Antonyms
How Opposed
16
6.9
397
2.3
250
3.4
268
1.6
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a complete or direct opposition' is directly derivable from combining 'diametrical' (at opposite extremes or along a diameter) with 'opposition' (being opposite). This adjective+noun composition follows straightforward compositional patterns and would be predictable to a B1 learner who already knows both constituent words.
Etymology
The phrase diametrical opposition comes from the image of a diameter, a straight line through the middle of a circle where the two ends are exactly opposite. So when things are in diametrical opposition, they are at opposite ends and therefore 'completely opposed', with no middle ground.