opposite effect

  • 1opposite — Ⅰ. opposite UK US /ˈɒpəzɪt/ adjective ► completely different: opposite to sth »This year s conference is completely opposite to last year s, which was very poorly attended. »The new rates of pay were intended to increase staff morale, but they… …

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  • 2effect — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 change that is caused by sth ADJECTIVE ▪ decisive, dramatic, far reaching, important, marked, powerful, profound, pronounced, significant …

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  • 3opposite — op|po|site1 W2S2 [ˈɔpəzıt US ˈa:p ] prep 1.) especially BrE if one thing or person is opposite another, they are facing each other ▪ The people sitting opposite us looked very familiar. ▪ on the wall opposite the door see usage note ↑front1 2.)… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 4Effect of taxes and subsidies on price — Taxes and subsidies have the effect of shifting the quantity and price of goods. Tax impact A marginal tax on the sellers of a good will shift the supply curve to the left until the vertical distance between the two supply curves is equal to the… …

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  • 5opposite — op|po|site1 [ apəzıt ] adjective usually before noun *** 1. ) completely different: These proposals would have the opposite effect to the one intended. from the opposite direction: The car smashed into a truck coming from the opposite direction.… …

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  • 6opposite — 1 preposition if one thing or person is opposite another, they are facing each other: The people sitting opposite us looked very familiar. | It s easy to find there s a church just opposite my house. 2 adjective 1 as different as possible from… …

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  • 7opposite — I UK [ˈɒpəzɪt] / US [ˈɑpəzɪt] adjective [usually before noun] *** 1) across from or on the other side of someone or something On the opposite side of the road from the school was the church. A picture on the opposite page caught her attention.… …

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  • 8opposite# — opposite n contradictory, contrary, antithesis, antipode, antonym (see under OPPOSITE adj) opposite adj Opposite, contradictory, contrary, antithetical, antipodal, antipodean, antonymous are comparable chiefly as applied to abstractions and as… …

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  • 9opposite — As an adjective denoting position, opposite is followed by to (Two people directly opposite to each other); it is also used with the same meaning as a preposition without to (Two people directly opposite each other). As a noun, opposite is… …

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  • 10opposite — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ complete, direct, exact, precise, total, very ▪ polar OPPOSITE + VERB ▪ …

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