antagonism

Words with a similar base: antagonism

'antagonism'

[hostility.n.02] as in: a state of deep-seated ill-will

'antagonism'

[antagonism.n.02] as in: the relation between opposing principles or forces or factors

Examples:
the inherent antagonism of capitalism and socialism

'antagonism'

[antagonism.n.03] as in: an actively expressed feeling of dislike and hostility

'antagonism'

[antagonism.n.04] as in: (biochemistry) interference in or inhibition of the physiological action of a chemical substance by another having a similar structure

Origins

					antagonism (English)
└── ἀνταγωνιστής (Ancient Greek (to 1453))
    └── ἀνταγωνίζεσθαι (Ancient Greek (to 1453))
        └── ἀγών (Ancient Greek (to 1453))

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