dead set against

A form of dead against — Unequivocally and intransigently opposed to.

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  1. alternativeAlternative form of dead against.

    James Cameron, the director of Titanic, wasn’t exactly a fan, either: He was dead set against ending his epic with a pop song.

    2017 May 18, Mickey Rapkin, “The Oral History of Celine Dion’s ‘My Heart Will Go On’: Controversies, Doubts & ‘Belly Pains’ In the Studio”, in billboard.com
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APA

dead set against. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dead%20set%20against

MLA

“dead set against.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dead%20set%20against. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dead set against,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dead%20set%20against.

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