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"(transitive, idiomatic) To rebel or oppose to something formerly supported."
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"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "inqalaba ʕalā",
"sense": "to become hostile towards when not hostile previously",
"word": "اِنْقَلَبَ عَلَى"
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"sense": "to become hostile towards when not hostile previously",
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"_dis1": "67 17 17",
"alt": "つっかかる",
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"roman": "tsukkakaru",
"sense": "to become hostile towards when not hostile previously",
"word": "突っ掛かる"
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"sense": "to become hostile towards when not hostile previously",
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"_dis1": "67 17 17",
"code": "te",
"lang": "Telugu",
"roman": "tiragabaḍu",
"sense": "to become hostile towards when not hostile previously",
"word": "తిరగబడు"
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"To set against or in opposition to something."
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"(transitive, intransitive) To set against or in opposition to something."
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"To use to the disadvantage or injury of."
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"(transitive, idiomatic) To use to the disadvantage or injury of."
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"(transitive, intransitive) To set against or in opposition to something."
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"To use to the disadvantage or injury of."
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"(transitive, idiomatic) To use to the disadvantage or injury of."
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"translations": [
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"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "inqalaba ʕalā",
"sense": "to become hostile towards when not hostile previously",
"word": "اِنْقَلَبَ عَلَى"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "to become hostile towards when not hostile previously",
"word": "vende sig"
},
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"alt": "つっかかる",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "tsukkakaru",
"sense": "to become hostile towards when not hostile previously",
"word": "突っ掛かる"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to become hostile towards when not hostile previously",
"word": "kairiri"
},
{
"code": "te",
"lang": "Telugu",
"roman": "tiragabaḍu",
"sense": "to become hostile towards when not hostile previously",
"word": "తిరగబడు"
}
],
"word": "turn against"
}
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