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- Dictionaryantagonism/anˈtaɡənɪz(ə)m/
noun
- 1. active hostility or opposition: "the antagonism between them"
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ANTAGONISM definition: 1. hate, extreme unfriendliness, or active opposition to someone: 2. hate, extreme unfriendliness…. Learn more.
1. a. : opposition of a conflicting force, tendency, or principle. the antagonism of democracy to dictatorship. b. : actively expressed opposition or hostility. antagonism between factions. personal antagonism. 2. : opposition in physiological action.
Antagonism definition: an active hostility or opposition, as between unfriendly or conflicting groups. See examples of ANTAGONISM used in a sentence.
ANTAGONISM meaning: 1. hate, extreme unfriendliness, or active opposition to someone: 2. hate, extreme unfriendliness…. Learn more.
Antagonism means hostility. You might feel antagonism toward your annoying little sister, particularly if she's always borrowing your stuff without asking. Antagonism is one of the few things you can share easily with someone you don't like.
noun. /ænˈtæɡənɪzəm/ [uncountable, plural] antagonism (to/toward (s) somebody/something) | antagonism (between A and B) feelings of opposition and hate synonym hostility. The antagonism he felt towards his old enemy was still very strong. You could sense the antagonism between them. deep-rooted antagonisms in society. Extra Examples.
1. an active hostility or opposition. 2. an opposing force, principle, or tendency. 3. an opposing physiological action, as by one muscle in relation to another. 4. the opposing action of substances, as drugs, that when taken together decrease the effectiveness of at least one of them (contrasted with synergism ).
