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antagonism::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | enmity, hostility |
| Type of | state |
| Has types | latent hostility, state of war, cold war, war, tension, suspicion |
| Derivation | antagonise, antagonize, antagonistic, antagonist |
antagonism::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | interference, hindrance, hinderance |
| Derivation | antagonistic, antagonist |
antagonism::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | opposition, oppositeness |
| Derivation | antagonist, antagonise, antagonistic |
the inherent antagonism of capitalism and socialism.
Examples of antagonism
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Their mutual antagonism has long been fodder for the South Korean tabloid press.
From the economist.com
Mutual antagonism aside, Russian and Western interests dovetail in many respects.
From the washingtontimes.com
Hamas-Abbas antagonism is also contributing to Gaza's deepening impoverishment.
From the nytimes.com
Similar to LimGluR2, no photo-antagonism was seen in the presence of glutamate.
From the nature.com
In those days Chicago was still stinging from the racial antagonism of the 1960s.
From the economist.com
His antagonism to imperialism and to Premier Botha led to a ministerial crisis.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Egyptian football has long been a hotbed of rivalries, antagonism and politics.
From the guardian.co.uk
The NUJ's opposition is crystal clear, but what of wider antagonism to Murdoch?
From the guardian.co.uk
We Portuguese have nurtured antagonism toward our neighbor for several centuries.
From the time.com
- Hostility: a state of deep-seated ill-will
- The relation between opposing principles or forces or factors; "the inherent antagonism of capitalism and socialism"
- An actively expressed feeling of dislike and hostility
- (biochemistry) interference in or inhibition of the physiological action of a chemical substance by another having a similar structure
- (antagonist) adversary: someone who offers opposition
- (antagonist) a muscle that relaxes while another contracts; "when bending the elbow the triceps are the antagonist"
- In chemistry, antagonism is a phenomenon where two or more agents in combination have an overall effect which is less than the sum of their individual effects.
- In phytopathology, antagonism refers to the action of any organism that suppress or interfere the normal growth and activity of a plant pathogen, such as bacteria or fungi.
- An antagonist is a character, group of characters, institution, or concept that stands in or represents opposition against which the protagonist(s) must contend. In other words, an antagonist is a person or a group of people who opposes a protagonist.
