opposed, a.1I gcoinne, in éadan, in aghaidh. 2Contrártha(to, do). 3What he says is opposed to all reason, tá an ní a deir sé bunoscionn ar fad le réasún; níl an rud a deir sé ag luí le réasún ar chor ar bith. Country life as opposed to town life, saol na tuaithe i gcomórtas le saol na cathrach. 4Horizontally opposed cylinders, sorcóirí codarsnacha ar an gcothromán.