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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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