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ضادّهُ

Root: ضد

Form: 3

Full Definition

ضادّهُIII , (Verbal.Noun مُضَادَّةٌ, Msb,) He, or it, was, or became, contrary, opposed, or repugnant, to him, or it; said with respect to two men when one desires what is long, and the other, what is short; or one, darkness, and the other, light; or one, to pursue one course, and the other, to pursue another: or he, or it, was, or became, separated from him, or it, by contrariety, opposition, or repugnance: [or, accord. to the explanation of مُتَضَادَّانِ in the Msb, it was, or became inconsistent with it.]
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