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   antagonist

   /anˈtaɡənɪst/

   noun

   • 1. a person who actively opposes or is hostile to someone or something; an adversary: "he turned to confront his antagonist"
   • 2. a substance which interferes with or inhibits the physiological action of another: "LSD is a serotonin antagonist"
   • 3. a muscle whose action counteracts that of another specified muscle.

   Word Origin late 16th century: from French antagoniste or late Latin antagonista, from Greek antagōnistēs, from antagōnizesthai ‘struggle against’ (see antagonize).

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