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Antagonism Common

Origin: Greek suffix -ism

Antagonism has 5 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

a state of deep-seated ill-will

2

the relation between opposing principles or forces or factors

"the inherent antagonism of capitalism and socialism"

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

5

A strong natural dislike or hatred; antipathy.

Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
state opposition hostility dislike hindrance
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
latent hostility war cold war suspicion
Rhyming Words
ism oism jism wuism agism meism prism yoism quism reism weism tuism ovism idism grism deism seism icism zoism owlism
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