opponent

/əˈpəʊnənt/ noun [C]

Definition

COMPETE › someone who you compete against in a game or competition: He beat his opponent six games to two.

DISAGREE › someone who disagrees with an action or belief and tries to change it: an opponent of slavery a political opponent

(Definition of opponent noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

to manage not to be destroyed, harmed or permanently affected by the difficult situation you...

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