Pronunciation: /əˈɡɛnst ˈsəmˌwʌnz ˈwɪʃɪz/
pronoun A word that can function by itself as a noun phrase and that refers either to the participants in the discourse or to someone or something mentioned elsewhere in the discourse. In this case, 'someone' is referring to an unspecified person whose wishes are
A1 She went to the party against her parents' wishes.
A2 He bought a new car against his wife's wishes.
B1 The students organized a protest against the school's wishes.
B2 The company implemented the new policy against the employees' wishes.
C1 The government passed the law against the citizens' wishes.
C2 The board of directors made the decision against the shareholders' wishes.
preposition A word that shows the relationship between a noun (or pronoun) and other words in a sentence. In this case, 'against' is showing the relationship between someone's wishes and the action that goes against them.
A1 She went to the party against her parents' wishes.
A2 He bought a new car against his wife's wishes.
B1 The decision was made against the team leader's wishes.
B2 The project was completed against the client's wishes.
C1 The policy change was implemented against the board's wishes.
C2 The merger went through against the shareholders' wishes.
formal The decision to move forward with the project was made against someone's wishes.
informal I know she didn't want us to go, but we went anyway against her wishes.
slang We totally went against his wishes and crashed the party.
figurative Sometimes you have to go against someone's wishes in order to follow your own path.
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