antagonist

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English

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Etymology

From Latin antagonista, from Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter "sc" should be a valid script code; the value "polytonic" is not valid. See WT:LOS. (ἀντί (antí, against) + Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter "sc" should be a valid script code; the value "polytonic" is not valid. See WT:LOS.), from Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter "sc" should be a valid script code; the value "polytonic" is not valid. See WT:LOS..

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ænˈtæɡənɪst/
  • Audio (US):(file)

Noun

antagonist (plural antagonists)

  1. An opponent or enemy.
    • (Can we date this quote by John Milton and provide title, author’s full name, and other details?)
      antagonist of Heaven's Almighty King
    • (Can we date this quote by Hooker and provide title, author’s full name, and other details?)
      our antagonists in these controversies
  2. One who antagonizes or stirs.
  3. (biochemistry) A chemical that binds to a receptor but does not produce a physiological response, blocking the action of agonist chemicals.
    • 2001: The calcium antagonists represent one of the top ten classes of prescription drugs in terms of commercial value, with worldwide sales of nearly $10 billion in 1999. — Leslie Iversen, Drugs: A Very Short Introduction (Oxford 2001, p. 41)
  4. (authorship) The main character or force opposing the protagonist in a literary work or drama.
  5. (anatomy) A muscle that acts in opposition to another.
    A flexor, which bends a part, is the antagonist of an extensor, which extends it.

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Noun

antagonist c (singular definite antagonisten, plural indefinite antagonister)

  1. (literature) antagonist

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