antagonism en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ænˈtæɡənɪzəm/
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἀνταγωνιστής (antagōnistḗs, “opponent”), from ἀνταγωνίζομαι (antagōnízomai, “antagonize”), from ἀγών (agṓn, “contest”) (English agon).
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) A strong natural dislike or hatred; antipathy.
Their longstanding antagonism is manifested in frequent scuffles and shouting matches.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| antagonisms | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
isoantagonism · fantagonism · homoantagonism · transantagonism · queerantagonism · heteroantagonism
Relateds
agon · antagonist · antagonistic · antagonize · agonism
Translations (30)
bg вражда́ (strong dislike) · es antagonismo (strong dislike) · uk антагоні́зм (strong dislike) · de Gegensatz (strong dislike) · fr antagonisme (strong dislike) · mk о́мраза (strong dislike) · mk антагони́зам (strong dislike) · sh antagonìzam (strong dislike) · ru вражде́бность (strong dislike) · sw uadui (strong dislike) · cmn 對抗 /对抗 (strong dislike) · eo antagonismo (strong dislike) · pl antagonizm (strong dislike) · ja 敵対 (strong dislike) · sq antagonizëm (strong dislike) · es hostilidad (strong dislike) · ja 対立 (strong dislike) · bg антагони́зъм (strong dislike) · ro antagonism (strong dislike) · de Antagonismus (strong dislike) · ru вражда́ (strong dislike) · fi antagonismi (strong dislike) · bg вражде́бност (strong dislike) · sh антагонѝзам (strong dislike) · pt antagonismo (strong dislike) · tpi pasin birua (strong dislike) · ru антагони́зм (strong dislike) · id antagonisme (strong dislike) · ca antagonisme (strong dislike) · cs antagonismus (strong dislike)