{
    "term": "opponent",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "b2",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "a person that you are playing or fighting against in a game, competition, argument, etc.",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a political opponent"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a worthy/formidable/fierce/tough/staunch opponent"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The team's opponents are unbeaten so far this season."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He has knocked out 15 opponents in 20 fights."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Today she faces her toughest opponent on Centre Court."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He drew his sword and turned to face his opponent."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She proved a formidable opponent in the debating chamber."
                }
            ],
            "synonyms": "adversary",
            "topics": ["Opinion and argument", "Games and toys"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["chief", "main", "dangerous"],
                "verb + opponent": ["attack", "hit", "fight"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "a person who is against something and tries to change or stop it",
            "sensetop": "opponent of something",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "opponents of abortion",
                    "contextForm": "opponent of something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "opponents of the regime"
                },
                {
                    "text": "the most outspoken opponents of the war"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Opponents argue that the scheme would be prohibitively expensive."
                },
                {
                    "text": "There were violent clashes between supporters and opponents of the government."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The regime has been accused of torturing and killing its opponents."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He has emerged as a leading opponent of the reforms."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["chief", "leading", "main"]
            }
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/əˈpəʊnənt/",
                "audio": "op/opponent/opponent__gb_2.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/əˈpəʊnənt/",
                "audio": "op/opponent/opponent__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "late 16th cent. (denoting a person opening an academic debate by proposing objections to a philosophical or religious thesis): from Latin opponent- ‘setting against’, from the verb opponere, from ob- ‘against’ + ponere ‘place’."
}