antagonism
11antagonism — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ great, strong (esp. AmE) ▪ mutual ▪ class, personal, racial VERB + ANTAGONISM ▪ …
12antagonism — n. 1) to arouse, stir up antagonism 2) to feel (an) antagonism 3) deep, deep rooted, profound, strong antagonism 4) antagonism between; to; towards (to feel a strong antagonism towards smb.) * * * [æn tægənɪz(ə)m] deep rooted profound stir up… …
13antagonism — an|tag|o|nis|m [ænˈtægənızəm] n [U] 1.) hatred between people or groups of people = ↑hostility antagonism between ▪ the antagonism between the army and other military groups 2.) opposition to an idea, plan etc antagonism to/towards ▪ his obvious… …
14antagonism — an|tag|o|nism [ æn tægə,nızəm ] noun count or uncount 1. ) a strong feeling of disliking someone, usually a feeling that has existed for a long time: antagonism between: the growing antagonism between management and the union antagonism toward/to …
15antagonism — UK [ænˈtæɡəˌnɪz(ə)m] / US [ænˈtæɡəˌnɪzəm] noun [countable/uncountable] 1) a strong feeling of disliking someone, usually a feeling that has existed for a long time antagonism between: the growing antagonism between the two groups antagonism… …
16antagonism — noun Date: 1835 1. a. opposition of a conflicting force, tendency, or principle < the antagonism of democracy to dictatorship > b. actively expressed opposition or hostility < antagonism …
17antagonism — /an tag euh niz euhm/, n. 1. an active hostility or opposition, as between unfriendly or conflicting groups: the antagonism between the liberal and the conservative parties. 2. an opposing force, principle, or tendency: Her plan to become an… …
18antagonism — [[t]æntæ̱gənɪzəm[/t]] antagonisms N UNCOUNT: also N in pl Antagonism between people is hatred or dislike between them. Antagonisms are instances of this. There is still much antagonism between trades unions and the oil companies... Old… …
19antagonism — noun (U) 1 hatred between people or groups of people: the great antagonism between Futurists and Cubists 2 opposition to an idea, plan etc (+ to/towards): his obvious antagonism towards the press …
20antagonism — noun A strong natural dislike or hatred; antipathy. The longstanding antagonism is manifested in frequent scuffles and shouting matches. See Also: antagonist, antagonistic, antagonize …
