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English noun: antagonism | |||
| 1. | antagonism (state) a state of deep-seated ill-will | ||
| Synonyms | enmity, hostility | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | state | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | cold war, latent hostility, state of war, suspicion, tension, war | ||
| Instance hyponym | Cold War | ||
| 2. | antagonism the relation between opposing principles or forces or factors | ||
| Samples | The inherent antagonism of capitalism and socialism. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | oppositeness, opposition | ||
| 3. | antagonism (feeling) an actively expressed feeling of dislike and hostility | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | dislike, enmity, hostility, ill will | ||
| 4. | antagonism (act) (biochemistry) interference in or inhibition of the physiological action of a chemical substance by another having a similar structure | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | hinderance, hindrance, interference | ||
| Domain category | biochemistry | ||
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