What is opposition by which the quality opposed asquires strength; resistance or reaction roused by opposition or by the action of an opposite principle or quality called?
antiperistasis — Opposition by which the quality opposed asquires strength; resistance or reaction roused by opposition or by the action of an opposite principle or quality. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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