work against (someone)

phrasal verb

worked against (someone); working against (someone); works against (someone)

: to contribute to a negative result for someone : make something less likely to happen for someone

Her lack of experience worked against her in the election.

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There are elements of the ecosystem that work against authors. —

Barbara Spindel, The Christian Science Monitor, 17 Oct. 2024 Read More: These Are the Winners of the 2024 Nobel Prizes Last year, the prize was awarded to human rights activist Narges Mohammadi, who is currently imprisoned, for her work against the oppression of Iranian women. —

Solcyré Burga, TIME, 8 Oct. 2024 Is there a type of movement or change that would work against the belief of Earthseed? —

Garrett Bradley, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2024 There are 52 laws that work against me as a Palestinian. —

Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for work against (someone)

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