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antagonism |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. Note: We speak of antagonism between two things to or against a thing and sometimes with a thing From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: antagonism n 1: being an opposing principle or force or factor: "inherent antagonism of capitalism and socialism" 2: a state of deep-seated ill-will [syn: {hostility}, {enmity}] 3: an actively expressed feeling of dislike and hostility 4: (biochemistry) interference in or inhibition of the physiological action of a chemical substance by another having a similar structure
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