| VERB | social | antagonise, antagonize, counteract | act in opposition to |
|---|---|---|---|
| emotion | antagonise, antagonize | provoke the hostility of |
| Meaning | act in opposition to. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Synonyms | antagonize, counteract | |
| Broader | act, move | Perform an action, or work out or perform (an action) |
| Spanish | contrariar, contrarrestar, llevar la contraria, llevar la contra | |
| Catalan | contrarestar | |
| Nouns | antagonism | the relation between opposing principles or forces or factors |
| Meaning | Provoke the hostility of. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody | |
| Model | The performance is likely to antagonise Sue | |
| Synonym | antagonize | |
| Broader | annoy, rag, get to, bother, get at, irritate, rile, nark, nettle, gravel, vex, chafe, devil | Cause annoyance in |
| Spanish | antagonizar, cizañar, enemistar | |
| Catalan | malmesclar, sembrar la zitzània | |
| Nouns | antagonism | an actively expressed feeling of dislike and hostility |
| antagonism | a state of deep-seated ill-will | |
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