antagonism

antagonism
noun Date: 1835 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
>
2. opposition in physiological action; especially interaction of two or more substances such that the action of any one of them on living cells or tissues is lessened Synonyms: see enmity

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  • antagonism — ANTAGONÍSM, antagonisme, s.n. Formă a contradicţiei dintre grupuri şi clase cu interese fundamentale opuse; p. gener. contradicţie de neîmpăcat. – Din fr. antagonisme, rus. antagonizm. Trimis de ana zecheru, 13.09.2007. Sursa: DEX 98  ANTAGONISM …   Dicționar Român

  • Antagonism — is hostility that results in active resistance, opposition, or contentiousness. Additionally, it may refer to:*Antagonism (chemistry), where the involvement of multiple agents reduce their overall effect *Antagonism (philosophy), a principle,… …   Wikipedia

  • Antagonism — An*tag o*nism, n. [Gr. ?, fr. ? to struggle against; ? against + ? to contend or struggle, ? contest: cf. F. antagonisme. See {Agony}.] Opposition of action; counteraction or contrariety of things or principles. [1913 Webster] Note: We speak of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • antagonism — antagonism. См. антагонизм. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) …   Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.

  • antagonism — index alienation (estrangement), argument (contention), bad repute, belligerency, collision (dispute) …   Law dictionary

  • antagonism — (n.) 1797, from Fr. antagonisme or directly from late Gk. antagonisma, noun of action from antagonizesthai to struggle against (see ANTAGONIST (Cf. antagonist)) …   Etymology dictionary

  • antagonism — antipathy, *enmity, hostility, animosity, rancor, animus Analogous words: opposition or opposing, resistance, withstanding, contesting, fighting, combating, conflict or conflicting (see corresponding verbs at RESIST): strife, conflict, difference …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • antagonism — [n] causing problem; opposition animosity, animus, antipathy, antithesis, clashing, competition, conflict, contention, contradistinction, contrariety, difference, disagreement, discord, dissension, enmity, friction, hatred, hostility, incongruity …   New thesaurus

  • antagonism — ► NOUN ▪ open hostility or opposition …   English terms dictionary

  • antagonism — [an tag′ə niz΄əm] n. [Gr antagōnisma < antagōnizesthai: see ANTAGONIZE] 1. the state of being opposed or hostile to another or to each other; opposition or hostility 2. an opposing force, principle, etc.; specif., a mutually opposing action… …   English World dictionary

  • antagonism — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ great, strong (esp. AmE) ▪ mutual ▪ class, personal, racial VERB + ANTAGONISM ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

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