antagonism

  • 1antagonism — 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 …

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  • 2Antagonism — 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,… …

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  • 3Antagonism — 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… …

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  • 4antagonism — 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.

  • 5antagonism — index alienation (estrangement), argument (contention), bad repute, belligerency, collision (dispute) …

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  • 6antagonism — (n.) 1797, from Fr. antagonisme or directly from late Gk. antagonisma, noun of action from antagonizesthai to struggle against (see ANTAGONIST (Cf. antagonist)) …

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  • 7antagonism — 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

  • 8antagonism — [n] causing problem; opposition animosity, animus, antipathy, antithesis, clashing, competition, conflict, contention, contradistinction, contrariety, difference, disagreement, discord, dissension, enmity, friction, hatred, hostility, incongruity …

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  • 9antagonism — ► NOUN ▪ open hostility or opposition …

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  • 10antagonism — [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… …

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