Opposition

to refute

Verbo

/rɪ.fjut/ or /ri.fyoot/

r

r

e

ɪ

f

f

u

ju

t

t

e

refutar

to state that something is incorrect or false based on evidence

to rebut

Verbo

/ri.bət/ or /ri.bēt/

r

r

e

i

b

b

u

ə

t

t

refutar

to prove something false or incorrect with evidence or argumentation

to disprove

Verbo

/dɪs.pruv/ or /dis.proov/

d

d

i

ɪ

s

s

p

p

r

r

o

u

v

v

e

refutar

to show that something is false or incorrect

to thwart

Verbo

/θwɔrt/ or /thvawrt/

th

θ

w

w

a

ɔ

r

r

t

t

frustrar

to intentionally prevent someone or something from accomplishing a purpose or plan

to prevent

Verbo

/prɪ.vɛnt/ or /pri.vent/

p

p

r

r

e

ɪ

v

v

e

ɛ

n

n

t

t

impedir

to not let someone do something

to preclude

Verbo

/prik.lud/ or /prik.lood/

p

p

r

r

e

i

c

k

l

l

u

u

d

d

e

impedir

to stop or prevent something from happening

to impede

Verbo

/ɪm.pid/ or /im.pid/

i

ɪ

m

m

p

p

e

i

d

d

e

impedir

to create difficulty or obstacles that make it hard for something to happen or progress

to disorient

Verbo

/dɪs.ɔ.riɛnt/ or /dis.aw.rient/

d

d

i

ɪ

s

s

o

ɔ

r

r

ie

iɛ

n

n

t

t

(desconcertar)

desorientar

to cause someone to lose their sense of direction, leading to confusion or a feeling of being lost

to eliminate

Verbo

/ɪ.lɪ.mə.neɪt/ or /i.li.mē.neit/

e

ɪ

l

l

i

ɪ

m

m

i

ə

n

n

a

eɪ

t

t

e

eliminar

to fully remove or get rid of something

to discard

Verbo

/dɪs.kɑrd/ or /dis.kaard/

d

d

i

ɪ

s

s

c

k

a

ɑ

r

r

d

d

descartar

to get rid of something that is no longer needed

to shun

Verbo

/ʃən/ or /shēn/

sh

ʃ

u

ə

n

n

(rehusar)

evitar

to deliberately avoid, ignore, or keep away from someone or something

to elude

Verbo

/ɪ.lud/ or /i.lood/

e

ɪ

l

l

u

u

d

d

e

eludir

to cleverly avoid or escape from someone or something

to dodge

Verbo

/dɑʤ/ or /daaj/

d

d

o

ɑ

dg

ʤ

e

(evitar)

esquivar

to intentionally avoid an issue or responsibility

to ostracize

Verbo

/ɔst.rə.saɪz/ or /awst.rē.saiz/

o

ɔ

s

s

t

t

r

r

a

ə

c

s

i

aɪ

z

z

e

aislar

to exclude someone from a community or group as a form of punishment or social rejection

to eschew

Verbo

/ɛs.ʧu/ or /es.choo/

e

ɛ

s

s

ch

ʧ

e

w

u

evitar

to avoid a thing or doing something on purpose

to expel

Verbo

/ɪk.spɛl/ or /ik.spel/

e

ɪ

x

ks

p

p

e

ɛ

l

l

expulsar

to force someone to leave a place, organization, etc.

to repel

Verbo

/rɪ.pɛl/ or /ri.pel/

r

r

e

ɪ

p

p

e

ɛ

l

l

repeler

to push away or cause something or someone to retreat or withdraw

to dispose

Verbo

/dɪs.poʊz/ or /dis.poooz/

d

d

i

ɪ

s

s

p

p

o

oʊ

s

z

e

(eliminar)

desechar

to throw away something, often in a responsible manner

to counter

Verbo

/kaʊn.tɜr/ or /kaoon.tēr/

c

k

o

a

u

ʊ

n

n

t

t

e

ɜ

r

r

contrarrestar

to do something to avoid or decrease the harmful or unpleasant effects of something

to eradicate

Verbo

/ɪ.ræ.də.keɪt/ or /i.rā.dē.keit/

e

ɪ

r

r

a

æ

d

d

i

ə

c

k

a

eɪ

t

t

e

erradicar

to completely destroy something, particularly a problem or threat

to extinguish

Verbo

/ɪk.stɪng.wɪʃ/ or /ik.sting.vish/

e

ɪ

x

ks

t

t

i

ɪ

n

n

g

g

u

w

i

ɪ

sh

ʃ

extinguir

to end or destroy something entirely

to extirpate

Verbo

/ɛk.stɜr.peɪt/ or /ek.stēr.peit/

e

ɛ

x

ks

t

t

i

ɜ

r

r

p

p

a

eɪ

t

t

e

extirpar

to completely destroy or remove something

to scrap

Verbo

/skræp/ or /skrāp/

s

s

c

k

r

r

a

æ

p

p

(eliminar)

desechar

to get rid of something that is old or no longer of use

to deter

Verbo

/dɪ.tɜr/ or /di.tēr/

d

d

e

ɪ

t

t

e

ɜ

r

r

impedir

to stop something from happening

to rid

Verbo

/rɪd/ or /rid/

r

r

i

ɪ

d

d

(deshacerse de)

liberar

to free from something undesirable or unwanted

to aggravate

Verbo

/æg.rə.veɪt/ or /āg.rē.veit/

a

æ

gg

g

r

r

a

ə

v

v

a

eɪ

t

t

e

agravar

to make a problem, situation, or condition worse or more serious

to offset

Verbo

/ɑf.sɛt/ or /aaf.set/

o

ɔ

ff

f

s

s

e

ɛ

t

t

(mitigar)

compensar

to compensate for the effects of something through appropriate actions or measures

to annihilate

Verbo

/ə.naɪə.leɪt/ or /ē.naiē.leit/

a

ə

nn

n

i

aɪə

h

i

l

l

a

eɪ

t

t

e

aniquilar

to destroy someone or something completely

prohibitively

Adverbio

/proʊ.hɪ.bə.tɪv.li/ or /prooo.hi.bē.tiv.li/

p

p

r

r

o

oʊ

h

h

i

ɪ

b

b

i

ə

t

t

i

ɪ

v

v

e

l

l

y

i

N/A

in a way that forbids or effectively prevents something