antagonista

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin antagonista, from Ancient Greek ἀνταγωνιστής (antagōnistḗs, “opponent”) (ἀντί (antí, “against”) + ἀγωνιστής (agōnistḗs, “a combatant, pleader, actor”)), from ἀνταγωνίζεσθαι (antagōnízesthai, “antagonize”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ən.tə.ɣuˈnis.tə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [an.ta.ɣoˈnis.ta]

Adjective

antagonista m or f (masculine and feminine plural antagonistes)

1. antagonistic

Noun

antagonista m or f (plural antagonistes)

1. antagonist

   Antonym: protagonista

Related terms

• antagonisme

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Italian

Etymology

From Latin antagonista, from Ancient Greek ἀνταγωνιστής (antagōnistḗs, “opponent”) (ἀντί (antí, “against”) + ἀγωνιστής (agōnistḗs, “a combatant, pleader, actor”)), from ἀνταγωνίζεσθαι (antagōnízesthai, “antagonize”).

Noun

antagonista m or f (masculine plural antagonisti, feminine plural antagoniste)

1. antagonist (all senses)
2. rival

Adjective

1. antagonist, antagonistic

   Antonym: protagonista

Related terms

• antagonistico

Further reading

• antagonista in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin antagonista, from Ancient Greek ἀνταγωνιστής (antagōnistḗs, “opponent”) (ἀντί (antí, “against”) + ἀγωνιστής (agōnistḗs, “a combatant, pleader, actor”)), from ἀνταγωνίζεσθαι (antagōnízesthai, “antagonize”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˌɐ̃.ta.ɡo.ˈniʃ.tɐ]
• IPA^(key): [ˌɐ̃.ta.ɡo.ˈnis.ta]
• IPA^(key): [ˌɐ̃.ta.ɡo.ˈniʃ.ta]

• Audio (BR):

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Noun

antagonista m or f (plural antagonistas)

1. antagonist (opponent)

   Synonyms: oponente, adversário, contraditor, competidor, opositor, inimigo

   Antonyms: aliado, amigo, parceiro

2. (literature) antagonist

   Synonym: vilão

   Antonym: protagonista

Related terms

• antagônico
• antagonismo

 

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Spanish

Etymology

From Latin antagonista, from Ancient Greek ἀνταγωνιστής (antagōnistḗs, “opponent”) (ἀντί (antí, “against”) + ἀγωνιστής (agōnistḗs, “a combatant, pleader, actor”)), from ἀνταγωνίζεσθαι (antagōnízesthai, “antagonize”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /antaɡoˈnista/ [ãn̪.t̪a.ɣ̞oˈnis.t̪a]

Adjective

antagonista m or f (masculine and feminine plural antagonistas)

1. antagonist

Noun

antagonista m or f (plural antagonistas)

1. antagonist

   Antonym: protagonista

Related terms

• antagónico
• antagonismo

Further reading

• “antagonista”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014