"dead against" meaning in English

{
  "antonyms": [
    {
      "word": "hell-bent on"
    }
  ],
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    {
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        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "dead against",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "dead against",
      "name": "en-prep"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "prep",
  "senses": [
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        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
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          "source": "w"
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      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1828, James Silk Buckingham, The Oriental Herald, page 410",
          "text": "We had hauled up here to the S.W., in order to go sharp round the southern extreme of the Maldiva Archipelago, and, if possible, proceed by the northern, or short route, and run our westing down in 4° or 5° south latitude ; but, as we got to the westward, we found the wind more dead against us, so that we were obliged to steer south again.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2005, Paul Whitelaw, Belle and Sebastian: Just a Modern Rock Story, page 260",
          "text": "“The person who was most dead against playing the game was Stuart,” says Mick. “But he’s definitely a lot more relaxed about it these days.”",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Unequivocally and intransigently opposed to."
      ],
      "id": "en-dead_against-en-prep-oAu56j2x",
      "links": [
        [
          "Unequivocally",
          "unequivocal"
        ],
        [
          "intransigent",
          "intransigent"
        ],
        [
          "oppose",
          "oppose"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "dead set against"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "nonstandard",
            "rare"
          ],
          "word": "death against"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "dead against"
}

{
  "antonyms": [
    {
      "word": "hell-bent on"
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "prepositions",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "dead against",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "dead against",
      "name": "en-prep"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "prep",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English entries with incorrect language header",
        "English lemmas",
        "English multiword terms",
        "English prepositions",
        "English terms with quotations",
        "Quotation templates to be cleaned"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1828, James Silk Buckingham, The Oriental Herald, page 410",
          "text": "We had hauled up here to the S.W., in order to go sharp round the southern extreme of the Maldiva Archipelago, and, if possible, proceed by the northern, or short route, and run our westing down in 4° or 5° south latitude ; but, as we got to the westward, we found the wind more dead against us, so that we were obliged to steer south again.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2005, Paul Whitelaw, Belle and Sebastian: Just a Modern Rock Story, page 260",
          "text": "“The person who was most dead against playing the game was Stuart,” says Mick. “But he’s definitely a lot more relaxed about it these days.”",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Unequivocally and intransigently opposed to."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Unequivocally",
          "unequivocal"
        ],
        [
          "intransigent",
          "intransigent"
        ],
        [
          "oppose",
          "oppose"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "dead set against"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "nonstandard",
        "rare"
      ],
      "word": "death against"
    }
  ],
  "word": "dead against"
}