arouse opposition

Frequency: 6.07.1 per million words

to cause people to disagree with or try to stop something

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Examples (10)

  • The government's new tax plan is certain to arouse fierce opposition.
  • His remarks aroused considerable opposition from human rights groups.
  • The proposal to build a new airport aroused strong opposition from local residents.
  • Any attempt to privatize the healthcare system will arouse widespread opposition.
  • The CEO was careful not to say anything that would arouse opposition from the shareholders.
  • The committee's decision aroused so much opposition that they were forced to reconsider.
  • Why did the mayor introduce a policy that was guaranteed to arouse opposition?
  • The plan, which had seemed reasonable at first, began to arouse opposition as details emerged.
  • They failed to anticipate the extent of the opposition their reforms would arouse.
  • Publishing the controversial article was a deliberate move to arouse opposition and spark debate.