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an·tag·o·nize

(ăn-tăg′ə-nīz′)
tr.v. an·tag·o·nized, an·tag·o·niz·ing, an·tag·o·niz·es
1. To incur the dislike of; provoke hostility or enmity in: antagonized her officemates with her rude behavior.
2. To counteract.

[Greek antagōnizesthai, to struggle against : anti-, anti- + agōnizesthai, to struggle (from agōn, contest; see agony).]
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antagonize

(ænˈtæɡəˌnaɪz) or

antagonise

vb (tr)
1. to make hostile; annoy or irritate
2. to act in opposition to or counteract
[C17: from Greek antagōnizesthai, from anti- + agōnizesthai to strive, from agōn contest]
anˈtagoˌnizable, anˈtagoˌnisable adj
anˌtagoniˈzation, anˌtagoniˈsation n
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an•tag•o•nize

(ænˈtæg əˌnaɪz)

v.t. -nized, -niz•ing.
1. to cause to become hostile; make an enemy or opponent of: His speech antagonized many voters.
2. to act in opposition to; oppose.
[1625–35; < Greek antagōnízesthai to contend against, dispute with. See ant-, agonize]
an•tag′o•niz`a•ble, adj.
an•tag`o•ni•za′tion, n.
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antagonize


Past participle: antagonized
Gerund: antagonizing

Imperative
antagonize
antagonize
Present
I antagonize
you antagonize
he/she/it antagonizes
we antagonize
you antagonize
they antagonize
Preterite
I antagonized
you antagonized
he/she/it antagonized
we antagonized
you antagonized
they antagonized
Present Continuous
I am antagonizing
you are antagonizing
he/she/it is antagonizing
we are antagonizing
you are antagonizing
they are antagonizing
Present Perfect
I have antagonized
you have antagonized
he/she/it has antagonized
we have antagonized
you have antagonized
they have antagonized
Past Continuous
I was antagonizing
you were antagonizing
he/she/it was antagonizing
we were antagonizing
you were antagonizing
they were antagonizing
Past Perfect
I had antagonized
you had antagonized
he/she/it had antagonized
we had antagonized
you had antagonized
they had antagonized
Future
I will antagonize
you will antagonize
he/she/it will antagonize
we will antagonize
you will antagonize
they will antagonize
Future Perfect
I will have antagonized
you will have antagonized
he/she/it will have antagonized
we will have antagonized
you will have antagonized
they will have antagonized
Future Continuous
I will be antagonizing
you will be antagonizing
he/she/it will be antagonizing
we will be antagonizing
you will be antagonizing
they will be antagonizing
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been antagonizing
you have been antagonizing
he/she/it has been antagonizing
we have been antagonizing
you have been antagonizing
they have been antagonizing
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been antagonizing
you will have been antagonizing
he/she/it will have been antagonizing
we will have been antagonizing
you will have been antagonizing
they will have been antagonizing
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been antagonizing
you had been antagonizing
he/she/it had been antagonizing
we had been antagonizing
you had been antagonizing
they had been antagonizing
Conditional
I would antagonize
you would antagonize
he/she/it would antagonize
we would antagonize
you would antagonize
they would antagonize
Past Conditional
I would have antagonized
you would have antagonized
he/she/it would have antagonized
we would have antagonized
you would have antagonized
they would have antagonized
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Verb 1. [画像:antagonize - provoke the hostility of]antagonize - provoke the hostility of; "Don't antagonize your boss"
annoy, devil, gravel, irritate, nark, rile, vex, nettle, rag, bother, chafe, get at, get to - cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations; "Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me"; "It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves"
2. antagonize - act in opposition to
act, move - perform an action, or work out or perform (an action); "think before you act"; "We must move quickly"; "The governor should act on the new energy bill"; "The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel"
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antagonize

verb annoy, anger, insult, offend, irritate, alienate, hassle (informal), aggravate (informal), gall, repel, estrange, get under your skin (informal), get on your nerves (informal), nark (Brit., Austral., & N.Z. slang), get up your nose (informal), be on your back (slang), piss you off (taboo slang), rub (someone) up the wrong way (informal), disaffect, get in your hair (informal), get on your wick (Brit. slang) He didn't want to antagonize her.
calm, win over, soothe, disarm, appease, placate, pacify, mollify, conciliate, propitiate
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Translations
znepřátelit (si)znepřátelit si
støde fra sig
suututtaa
izazvati neprijateljstvo
elidegenít magátólellenségessé tesz
vekja andúî
敵にまわす
적개심을 일으키다
znepriateliť si
stöta bort
ทําให้กลายเป็นศัตรู
gây thù địch

antagonize

[ænˈtægənaɪz] VT I don't want to antagonize himno quiero contrariarle
he managed to antagonize everybodylogró ponerse a malas con todos, logró suscitar el antagonismo de todos
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antagonize

[ænˈtægənaɪz] antagonise (British) vtcontrarier
He didn't want to antagonize her → Il ne voulait pas la contrarier.
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antagonize

vt persongegen sich aufbringen or stimmen ; (= annoy)verärgern
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antagonize

[ænˈtægəˌnaɪz] vtprovocare l'ostilità di, inimicarsi
I don't want to antagonize her → non voglio inimicarmela
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antagonist

(ӕnˈtӕgənist) noun
an opponent or enemy. antagonis خَصْم، مُعارِض антагонист antagonista soupeř, protivník, odpůrce der/die Widersacher(in) modstander ανταγωνιστής antagonista vastane حیف؛ دشمن vastustaja antagoniste יריב विरोधी neprijatelj ellenfél penentang andstæðingur antagonista 敵対者 적대자 priešininkas pretinieks musuh tegenstander motstander przeciwnik مخالف ، دښمن antagonista opozant антагонист; противник súper, protivník nasprotnik protivnik motståndare, antagonist ศัตรู düşman, rakip 對抗者或敵手 антагоніст; (су)противник حریف ، مخالف ، مدعی địch thủ 对抗者
anˈtagonism noun
unfriendliness, hostility. vyandigheid خُصومَة، عِداء антагонизъм antagonismo antagonismus, nepřátelství Feindseligkeit fjendskab; antagonisme ανταγωνισμός antagonismo vaenulikkus دشمنی vihamielisyys antagonisme איבה, עוינות विरोध neprijateljstvo ellentét sikap permusuhan fjandskapur antagonismo 敵意 적대 antagonizmas, priešiškumas antagonisms; naids permusuhan antagonisme fiendskap, antagonisme antagonizm, wrogość دښمنی antagonismo an­ta­gonism антагонизм antagonizmus sovražnost neprijateljstvo motstånd, fiendskap ความเป็นศัตรู düşmanlık, kin 對抗 антагонізм, ворожнеча تکرار ، لاگ ، ا ختلاف sự đối lập 对抗(性)
anˌtagoˈnistic adjective
vyandig مُخاصِم، مُعادِ، مُعارِض антагонистичен antagônico antagonistický, nepřátelský widerstreitend fjendtlig; antagonistisk ανταγωνιστικός antagónico vaenulik خصومت آمیز vihamielinen antagoniste מִתנַגֵד विरोधात्मक neprijateljski ellentétes antagonistis fjandsamlegur antagonistico 敵対する 적대하는 priešiškas antagonistisks; naidīgs bermusuhan antagonistisch fiendtlig, antagonistisk nieprzyjazny په ضدی توګه ، په دښمنی سره antagónico antagonist антагонистический protichodný antagonističen neprijateljski antagonistisk ซึ่งเป็นศัตรู; ซึ่งเป็นปรปักษ์ düşman 敵對的 ворожий; антагоністичний معاندانہ ، مخالفانہ tương phản 对抗(性)的
anˌtagoˈnistically adverb
vyandig بِصورَة مُعادِيَة، بِمُخاصَمَة антагонистично com antagonismo antagonisticky, nepřátelsky widerstreitend fjendtligt; antagonistisk ανταγωνιστικά antagónicamente vaenulikult با خصومت vihamielisesti de manière antagoniste בְּהִתְנַגדוּת विरोधात्मक रूप से neprijateljski ellentétesen secara antagonis fjandsamlega in modo antagonistico 対立的に 적대적으로 priešiškai antagonistiski; naidīgi dengan permusuhan antagonistisch fiendtlig wrogo له دښمنی سره com antagonismo anta­go­nist враждебно protichodne antagonistično neprijateljski antagonistiskt อย่างเป็นปรปักษ์ düşmanca 敵對地 антагоністично معاندانہ ، مخالفانہ طور پرC:\_xeno\_n8\kemd15円pwds\Ur\%1u\w05Ur00a.utfC:\_xeno\_n8\kemd15円pwds\Ur\%1u\w05Ur00a.utf tương phản 对抗(性)地
anˈtagonize, anˈtagonise verb
to make an enemy of (someone). You are antagonizing her by your rudeness. vervreem, in die harnas jaag يُعادِي، يُخاصِم противодействам hostilizar znepřátelit si sich zum Feind machen støde fra sig ανταγωνίζομαι enemistarse con vaenlaseks tegema دشمن کردن؛ بر ضد کسی برانگیختن vihastuttaa contrarier לְהַרגִיז, לְקוֹמֵם विरोधी बनाना protiviti se elidegenít (vkit) magától, ellenségessé tesz menentang vekja andúð inimicarsi 敵に回す ...을 적으로 만들다 sukelti (kieno) priešiškumą radīt antagonismu; sanaidot menyebabkan permusuhan tegen zich innemen støte fra seg, gjøre til uvenn zrażać sobie دښمن کول hostilizar a-şi atrage duşmănia вызывать вражду; раздражать znepriateliť si odvrniti (koga) od sebe naljutiti reta upp ทําให้เป็นปฏิปักษ์ düşman etmek 引起某人的敵意 породжувати антагонізм, ворожнечу مخلفت کرنا ، دشمنی بنانا gây mối thù địch 引起对抗
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antagonize

يُعادي znepřátelit (si) støde fra sig verärgern (jemanden) ανταγωνίζομαι contrariar suututtaa éveiller l'hostilité izazvati neprijateljstvo inimicarsi 敵にまわす 적개심을 일으키다 tegen zich in het harnas jagen motarbeide sprzeciwić się antagonizar конфликтовать stöta bort ทําให้กลายเป็นศัตรู düşmanlığını kazanmak gây thù địch 敌对
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