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antithesis Life on the small college campus, with its personal freedom and responsibility, was the antithesis of what many students had known in high school. ænˈtɪθəsəs

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(1) The contrast or opposition of ideas. (2) The exact opposite. Writers and speechmakers use the traditional pattern known as antithesis for its resounding effect; John Kennedy's famous “ask not what your country can do for you—ask what you can do for your country” is an example. But antithesis normally means simply “opposite.” Thus, war is the antithesis of peace, wealth is the antithesis of poverty, and love is the antithesis of hate. Holding two antithetical ideas in one's head at the same time—for example, that you're the sole master of your fate but also the helpless victim of your terrible upbringing—is so common as to be almost normal

word	antithesis
definition	(1) The contrast or opposition of ideas. (2) The exact opposite.
eg_sentence	Life on the small college campus, with its personal freedom and responsibility, was the antithesis of what many students had known in high school.
explanation	Writers and speechmakers use the traditional pattern known as antithesis for its resounding effect; John Kennedy's famous “ask not what your country can do for you—ask what you can do for your country” is an example. But antithesis normally means simply “opposite.” Thus, war is the antithesis of peace, wealth is the antithesis of poverty, and love is the antithesis of hate. Holding two antithetical ideas in one's head at the same time—for example, that you're the sole master of your fate but also the helpless victim of your terrible upbringing—is so common as to be almost normal
IPA	ænˈtɪθəsəs

Antithesis Contrast Opposition Ideas Exact Opposite Life Small