| NOUN | state | antagonism, hostility, enmity | a state of deep-seated ill-will |
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| relation | antagonism | the relation between opposing principles or forces or factors | |
| feeling | antagonism | an actively expressed feeling of dislike and hostility | |
| act | antagonism | (biochemistry) interference in or inhibition of the physiological action / action of a chemical substance by another having a similar structure |
| Sounds | aentae'gahnih.zahm | |
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| Rhymes | abolitionism ... zirconium: 557 rhymes with ahm... | |
| Meaning | A state of deep-seated ill-will . | |
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| Synonyms | hostility, enmity | |
| Instances | Cold War | A state of political hostility that existed from 1945 until 1990 between countries led by the Soviet Union and countries led by the United States |
| Narrower | cold war | A state of political hostility between countries using means short of armed warfare |
| latent hostility, tension | Feelings of hostility that are not manifest | |
| suspicion | The state of being suspected | |
| war, state of war | A legal state created by a declaration of war and ended by official declaration during which the international rules of war apply | |
| Broader | state | The way something is with respect to its main attributes |
| Spanish | antagonismo, enemistad, hostilidad | |
| Catalan | hostilitat | |
| Adjectives | antagonistic | characterized by antagonism or antipathy |
| antagonistic | incapable of harmonious association | |
| Nouns | antagonist | someone who offers opposition |
| Verbs | antagonize, antagonise | provoke the hostility of |
| Meaning | The relation between opposing principles or forces or factors. | |
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| Example | "the inherent antagonism of capitalism and socialism" | |
| Broader | opposition, oppositeness | The relation between opposed entities |
| Spanish | antagonismo | |
| Catalan | antagonisme | |
| Adjectives | antagonistic | characterized by antagonism or antipathy |
| antagonistic | indicating opposition or resistance | |
| Nouns | antagonist | someone who offers opposition |
| Verbs | antagonise | act in opposition to |
| Meaning | An actively expressed feeling of dislike and hostility. | |
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| Broader | dislike | A feeling of aversion or antipathy |
| hostility, enmity, ill will | The feeling of a hostile person | |
| Spanish | antagonismo | |
| Catalan | antagonisme | |
| Adjectives | antagonistic | arousing animosity or hostility |
| Nouns | antagonist | someone who offers opposition |
| Verbs | antagonize, antagonise | provoke the hostility of |
| Meaning | (biochemistry) interference in or inhibition of the physiological action / action of a chemical substance by another having a similar structure. | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | biochemistry | The organic chemistry of compounds and processes occurring in organisms |
| Broader | hindrance, hinderance, interference | The act of hindering or obstructing or impeding |
| Spanish | antagonismo | |
| Catalan | antagonisme | |
| Adjectives | antagonistic | used especially of drugs or muscles that counteract or neutralize each other's effect |
| Nouns | antagonist | a drug that neutralizes or counteracts the effects of another drug |
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