antagonist (noun)

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• antagonist — ► NOUN ▪ an open opponent or enemy. DERIVATIVES antagonistic adjective. ORIGIN Greek antag nist s, from antag nizesthai struggle against …   English terms dictionary

• antagonist — noun /ænˈtæɡənɪst/ a) An opponent or enemy. b) One who antagonizes or stirs. Ant: protagonist, agonist See Also: agonistes, antagonise, antagonize …   Wiktionary

• antagonist — (n.) 1590s, from Fr. antagoniste (16c.) or directly from L.L. antagonista, from Gk. antagonistes competitor, opponent, rival, agent noun from antagonizesthai to struggle against, oppose, be a rival, from anti against (see ANTI (Cf. anti )) +… …   Etymology dictionary

• antagonist — noun Date: 1575 1. one that contends with or opposes another ; adversary, opponent 2. an agent of physiological antagonism: as a. a muscle that contracts with and limits the action of an agonist with which it is paired called also antagonistic… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• antagonist — noun 1》 a person who actively opposes or is hostile towards someone or something. 2》 Biochemistry a substance which interferes with the physiological action of another. 3》 Anatomy a muscle whose action counteracts that of another muscle.… …   English new terms dictionary

• antagonist — noun (C) your opponent in a competition, battle, quarrel etc compare protagonist …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• antagonist — noun only in our political life are we antagonists Syn: adversary, opponent, enemy, foe, rival, competitor; (antagonists) opposition, competition Ant: ally …   Thesaurus of popular words

• antagonist — UK [ænˈtæɡənɪst] / US noun [countable] Word forms antagonist : singular antagonist plural antagonists formal your opponent, for example in a competition or fight …   English dictionary

• antagonist — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. opponent, adversary, opposition, competitor; see enemy 1 , 2 , opponent 1 , 2 , 3 . See Synonym Study at opponent . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. opponent, adversary, foe, enemy, rival, disputant. ANT.: friend, colleague …   English dictionary for students

• antagonist — an|tag|o|nist [ æn tægənıst ] noun count FORMAL your opponent, for example in a competition or fight …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• antagonist — [16] Greek agón (source of English agony) meant ‘contest, conflict’. Hence the concept of ‘struggling against (anti ) someone’ was conveyed in Greek by the verb antagōnízesthai. The derived noun antagōnistés entered English via French or late… …   The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins