Adversarial Language

noun A person, place, thing, or idea. In this phrase, 'something' and 'someone' are nouns that refer to objects or individuals that the action of standing athwart is directed towards.

verb An action word that expresses a state of being or occurrence. In this case, 'stand' is the verb that indicates the action of being in an upright position.

preposition A word that shows the relationship between a noun (or pronoun) and other words in a sentence. 'Athwart' is a preposition that indicates the position or direction across or in opposition to something or someone.

• The politician decided to stand athwart the proposed legislation.
• I don't want to stand athwart your plans, but I have some concerns.
• She always stands athwart authority, no matter what.
• Sometimes we need to stand athwart adversity and push through challenges.