what does go against mean?
GO AGAINST as VERB
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Hypernyms(s) go against is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- act in disregard of laws and rules
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- offend all laws of humanity
- violate the basic laws or human civilization
- break a law
Hypernyms(s) go against is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- fail to agree with
- be in violation of
- as of rules or patterns
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- This sentence violates the rules of syntax
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