opponency
noun
op·po·nen·cy
əˈpōnənsē
plural -es
1
: opposition, antagonism
2
archaic : the action of maintaining an opposing argument in or opening an academic disputation (as in trying for a degree) by proposing objections to a tenet
Word History
Etymology
opponent entry 2 + -cy
- critical velocity
- critical volume
- criticalities
- criticality
- critically
- criticalness
- criticalnesses
- criticaster
- criticasters
- criticise
- criticised
- criticiser
- criticisers
- criticises
- criticising
- criticism
- criticisms
- criticizable
- criticize
- criticized
- criticizer
- criticizers
- criticizes
- criticizing
- criticked