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noun
A strong natural dislike or hatred; antipathy.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
(biochemistry) interference in or inhibition of the physiological action of a chemical substance by another having a similar structure
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: hindrance, hinderance, interference
noun
an actively expressed feeling of dislike and hostility
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: dislike, hostility, enmity, ill will
noun
the relation between opposing principles or forces or factors
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: opposition, oppositeness
noun
a state of deep-seated ill-will
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: hostility, enmity
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: state
Narrower terms: latent hostility, tension, war, state of war, cold war, suspicion
History
From Ancient Greek ἀνταγωνιστής (antagōnistḗs, “opponent”), from ἀνταγωνίζομαι (antagōnízomai, “antagonize”), from ἀγών (agṓn, “contest”) (English agon).
Across languages
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