antagonize

English

Alternative forms

• antagonise (non-Oxford British English)

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀνταγωνίζεσθαι (antagōnízesthai), from ἀντι- (anti-) +‎ ἀγωνίζεσθαι (agōnízesthai).

Pronunciation

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Verb

antagonize (third-person singular simple present antagonizes, present participle antagonizing, simple past and past participle antagonized)

1. (transitive) To work against; to oppose (especially to incite a reaction).

   Synonyms: harass, oppose, pester

   Antonyms: appease, quell

   The other children constantly antagonized Joe to the point of tears.

Derived terms

• antagonizable
• antagonization
• antagonizer

 

Related terms

• agitate
• agonize
• antagonism
• antagonist
• antagonizing
• unantagonizing

 

Translations

to oppose

• Armenian: please add this translation if you can
• Basque: etsaitu
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 對抗／对抗 (zh) (duìkàng)

• Dutch: tegenwerken (nl), antagoneren
• Esperanto: please add this translation if you can
• Finnish: vihastuttaa (fi), suututtaa (fi)
• French: contrarier (fr), antagoniser (fr)
• Georgian: please add this translation if you can
• German: antagonisieren, entgegenwirken (de), bekämpfen (de), zu seinem Gegner machen
• Indonesian: menentang (id)
• Irish: olc a chur ar, cuir as do
• Italian: opporsi (it)
• Khmer: please add this translation if you can
• Maori: whakatuma
• Persian: دشمنی کردن (došmani kardan)
• Polish: antagonizować impf, zantagonizować pf
• Portuguese: antagonizar
• Russian: please add this translation if you can
• Spanish: antagonizar (es)
• Thai: please add this translation if you can
• Vietnamese: please add this translation if you can

Portuguese

Verb

antagonize

1. inflection of antagonizar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative