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set against

Verb CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. To cause (a person) to be in conflict or opposition with someone or something.
    transitive
  2. To have a strong feeling of not desiring to do something.
    transitive

Equivalents

Deutschwidersetzen
6 more languages
Bosanskiсварити
Češtinapoštvat
Hrvatskiсварити
Latinaobiectatusobiectoopponooppositus
Српскисварити
Українськасварити

Examples

“Their slander has set⟳ my family against me.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

set ahead set alight set an example set apart set aright set aside

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