how to pronounce противник

/prɐˈtʲivnʲɪk/

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противник is pronounced in three syllables

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nʲ

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An example use of противник in a speech by a native speaker of standard russian:

“… чудовище и герои противник и герой они …”

meanings of противник

noun:

Enemy, adversary.
Opponent, antagonist.

противник frequency in russian - C2 level of CEFR

the word противник occurs in russian on average 5.1 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.