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1. (n.) antagonist
a person who is opposed to or competes with another; opponent; adversary.
2. antagonist
(in drama or literature) the opponent of the hero or protagonist.
3. antagonist
a muscle that acts in opposition to another.
4. antagonist
a tooth in one jaw that articulates with a tooth in the other jaw.
5. antagonist
a drug that counteracts the effects of another drug.
Etymology: (1590–1600; < LL < Gk)
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| Definition of 'antagonist' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) adversary, antagonist, opponent, opposer, resister
someone who offers opposition
2. (noun) antagonist
a muscle that relaxes while another contracts
"when bending the elbow the triceps are the antagonist"
3. (noun) antagonist
a drug that neutralizes or counteracts the effects of another drug
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| Definition of 'antagonist' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) antagonist
antagonistic; opposing; counteracting; as, antagonist schools of philosophy
2. (noun) antagonist
one who contends with another, especially in combat; an adversary; an opponent
3. (noun) antagonist
a muscle which acts in opposition to another; as a flexor, which bends a part, is the antagonist of an extensor, which extends it
4. (noun) antagonist
a medicine which opposes the action of another medicine or of a poison when absorbed into the blood or tissues
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Sense: an opponent or enemy.
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 Afrikaans: antagonis |
 Arabic: خَصْم، مُعارِض |
 Bulgarian: антагонист |
 Brazilian: antagonista |
 Czech: soupeř, protivník, odpůrc |
 German: der/die Widersacher(in) |
 Danish: modstander |
 Greek: ανταγωνιστής |
 Spanish: antagonista |
 Estonian: vastane |
 Farsi: حیف؛ دشمن |
 Finnish: vastustaja |
 French: antagoniste |
 Hebrew: יָרִיב |
 Hindi: विरोधी |
 Croatian: neprijatelj |
 Hungarian: ellenfél |
 Indonesian: penentang |
 Icelandic: andstæðingur |
 Italian: antagonista |
 Japanese: 敵対者 |
 Korean: 적대자 |
 Lithuanian: priešininkas |
 Latvian: pretinieks |
 Malay: musuh |
 Dutch: tegenstander |
 Norwegian: motstander |
 Polish: przeciwnik |
 Persian: حیف؛ دشمن |
 Pashto: مخالف ، دښمن |
 Portuguese: antagonista |
 Romanian: opozant |
 Russian: антагонист; противник |
 Slovak: súper, protivník |
 Slovenian: nasprotnik |
 Serbian: protivnik |
 Swedish: motståndare, antagonist |
 Thai: ศัตรู |
 Turkish: düşman, rakip |
 Taiwanese: 對抗者或敵手 |
 Ukrainian: антагоніст; (су)противник |
 Urdu: حریف ، مخالف ، مدعی |
 Vietnamese: địch thủ |
 Chinese: 对抗者 |
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