From Old Czech otboj, from Proto-Slavic *otъbojь.

• IPA^(key): [ˈodboj]

odboj m inan

1. resistance (armed opposition to regime or rulers)

• “odboj”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “odboj”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “odboj”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2026

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *otъbojь. By surface analysis, deverbal from odbiť.

odboj m inan

1. resistance, rebellion, opposition (a violent or sharp resistance against someone or something)
   • 18th c., PD 18. st. In: Historický slovník slovenského jazyka (Bratislava: Veda, 2000):

     opugnatio: odbog, ssturm

     an assault: odboj (resistance), storming

• Slovak: odboj

• Majtán, Milan et al., editors (1991–2008), “odboj”, in Historický slovník slovenského jazyka [Historical Dictionary of the Slovak Language] (in Slovak), volumes 1–7 (A – Ž), Bratislava: VEDA, →OCLC

Inherited from Old Slovak odboj. By surface analysis, deverbal from odbiť.

• IPA^(key): /ɔdbɔj/, [ˈɔdbɔɪ̯]
• Rhymes: -ɔdbɔj
• Hyphenation: od‧boj

odboj m inan (relational adjective odbojový)

1. resistance, insurgency, underground (organized collective opposition against a ruling regime or occupation)

   Synonyms: vzbura, odpor

   Mnoho mladých ľudí vtedy riskovalo životy, keď sa tajne pridali k domácemu odboju. ― Many young people risked their lives back then when they secretly joined the domestic resistance.

2. rebellion, revolt, defiance (active resistance against established orders, authority, or injustice)

   Synonyms: vzdor, revolta

   Umelec vyjadril svoj odboj proti konvenciám prostredníctvom provokatívnych malieb. ― The artist expressed his rebellion against conventions through provocative paintings.

• “odboj”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2026