anti thesis
ə noun, plural an·tith·e·ses 
[an-tith-uh-seez] .
[an-tith-uh-seez] . 1.
opposition; contrast: the antithesis of right and wrong.
2.
the direct opposite (usually followed by of or to ): Her behavior was the very antithesis of cowardly.
3.
4.
Philosophy, See under Hegelian dialectic.
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Hegelian dialectic
noun
an interpretive method, originally used to relate specific entities or events to the absolute idea, in which some assertible proposition (thesis) is necessarily opposed by an equally assertible and apparently contradictory proposition (antithesis) the mutual contradiction being reconciled on a higher level of truth by a third proposition (synthesis)
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antithesis (ænˈtɪθɪsɪs) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n , pl -ses | |
| 1. | the exact opposite |
| 2. | contrast or opposition |
| 3. | 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 |
| 4. | philosophy the second stage in the Hegelian dialectic contradicting the thesis before resolution by the synthesis |
| [C15: via Latin from Greek: a setting against, from | |
| Hegelian dialectic (hɪˈɡeɪlɪan, heɪˈɡiː-) | |
| —n | |
| philosophy an interpretive method in which the contradiction between a proposition (thesis) and its antithesis is resolved at a higher level of truth (synthesis) | |
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antithesis
1520s, from L.L. antithesis, from Gk. antithesis "opposition," lit. "a placing against," noun of action from antitithenai "to set against, oppose," a term in logic, from anti- "against" + tithenai "to place," from PIE base *dhe- "to put, to do" (see factitious).
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