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1. (n.) antagonism
an active hostility or opposition.
2. antagonism
an opposing force, principle, or tendency.
3. antagonism
an opposing physiological action, as by one muscle in relation to another.
4. antagonism
the opposing action of substances, as drugs, that when taken together decrease the effectiveness of at least one of them
Etymology: (1835–40; (< F) < Gk)
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| Definition of 'antagonism' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) hostility, enmity, antagonism
a state of deep-seated ill-will
2. (noun) antagonism
the relation between opposing principles or forces or factors
"the inherent antagonism of capitalism and socialism"
3. (noun) antagonism
an actively expressed feeling of dislike and hostility
4. (noun) antagonism
(biochemistry) interference in or inhibition of the physiological action of a chemical substance by another having a similar structure
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| Definition of 'antagonism' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) antagonism
opposition of action; counteraction or contrariety of things or principles
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Sense: unfriendliness, hostility.
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 Afrikaans: vyandigheid |
 Arabic: خُصومَة، عِداء |
 Bulgarian: антагонизъм |
 Brazilian: antagonismo |
 Czech: antagonismus, nepřátelstv |
 German: Feindseligkeit |
 Danish: fjendskab; antagonisme |
 Greek: ανταγωνισμός |
 Spanish: antagonismo |
 Estonian: vaenulikkus |
 Farsi: دشمنی |
 Finnish: vihamielisyys |
 French: antagonisme |
 Hebrew: אֵיבָה, עוֹינוּת |
 Hindi: विरोध |
 Croatian: neprijateljstvo |
 Hungarian: ellentét |
 Indonesian: sikap permusuhan |
 Icelandic: fjandskapur |
 Italian: antagonismo |
 Japanese: 敵意 |
 Korean: 적대 |
 Lithuanian: antagonizmas, priešiškuma |
 Latvian: antagonisms; naids |
 Malay: permusuhan |
 Dutch: antagonisme |
 Norwegian: fiendskap, antagonisme |
 Polish: antagonizm, wrogość |
 Persian: دشمنی |
 Pashto: دښمنی |
 Portuguese: antagonismo |
 Romanian: antagonism |
 Russian: антагонизм |
 Slovak: antagonizmus |
 Slovenian: sovražnost |
 Serbian: neprijateljstvo |
 Swedish: motstånd, fiendskap |
 Thai: ความเป็นศัตรู |
 Turkish: düşmanlık, kin |
 Taiwanese: 對抗 |
 Ukrainian: антагонізм, ворожнеча |
 Urdu: تکرار ، لاگ ، ا ختلاف |
 Vietnamese: sự đối lập |
 Chinese: 对抗（性） |
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