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1. antagonism

noun. ['ænˈtægəˌnɪzəm'] a state of deep-seated ill-will.

Etymology

  • ἀνταγωνιστής (Ancient Greek (to 1453))
  • ἀνταγωνίζεσθαι (Ancient Greek (to 1453))

Rhymes with Antagonism

  • abolitionism
  • absenteeism
  • absolutism
  • activism
  • adventurism
  • adventurism
  • agrarianism
  • alcoholism
  • altruism
  • amateurism
  • americanism
  • anachronism
  • aneurism
  • anglo-catholicism
  • animism
  • anthropomorphism
  • anti-catholicism
  • anti-catholicism
  • antidisestablishmentarianism
  • aphorism

2. antagonism

noun. ['ænˈtægəˌnɪzəm'] the relation between opposing principles or forces or factors.

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Etymology

  • ἀνταγωνιστής (Ancient Greek (to 1453))
  • ἀνταγωνίζεσθαι (Ancient Greek (to 1453))

3. antagonism

noun. ['ænˈtægəˌnɪzəm'] (biochemistry) interference in or inhibition of the physiological action of a chemical substance by another having a similar structure.

Etymology

  • ἀνταγωνιστής (Ancient Greek (to 1453))
  • ἀνταγωνίζεσθαι (Ancient Greek (to 1453))

4. antagonism

noun. ['ænˈtægəˌnɪzəm'] an actively expressed feeling of dislike and hostility.

Etymology

  • ἀνταγωνιστής (Ancient Greek (to 1453))
  • ἀνταγωνίζεσθαι (Ancient Greek (to 1453))