ANTITHESIS Definition & Meaning

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antithesis

[ an-tith-uh-sis ]

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noun

plural antitheses

opposition; contrast:
the antithesis of right and wrong.
the direct opposite (usually followed by of or to ):
Her behavior was the very antithesis of cowardly.
Synonyms: ,
Rhetoric.
1. the placing of a sentence or one of its parts against another to which it is opposed to form a balanced contrast of ideas, as in “Give me liberty or give me death.”
2. the second sentence or part thus set in opposition, as “or give me death.”
Philosophy. Hegelian dialectic

antithesis

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noun

the exact opposite
contrast or opposition
rhetoric the juxtaposition of contrasting ideas, phrases, or words so as to produce an effect of balance, such as my words fly up, my thoughts remain below
philosophy the second stage in the Hegelian dialectic contradicting the thesis before resolution by the synthesis

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of antithesis¹

First recorded in 1520–30; from Latin, from Greek: “opposition,” from ��Գپ�(�پ�)�ٳ�é(�Բ��) “to oppose” + -sis -sis; equivalent to anti- + thesis

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of antithesis¹

C15: via Latin from Greek: a setting against, from anti- + tithenai to place

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