Antagonism
an active hostility or opposition, as between unfriendly or conflicting groups:
the antagonism between the liberal and the conservative parties.
an opposing force, principle, or tendency:
her plan to become an actress met with the antagonism of her family.
physiology. an opposing action, as by one muscle in relation to another.
biochemistry, pharmacology. the opposing action of substances, as drugs, that when taken together decrease the effectiveness of at least one of them (contrasted with ).
ecology.
a relationship between two species of organisms in which the individuals of each species adversely affect the other, as in compet-tion.
the inhibition of the growth of one type of organism by a different type that is competing for the same ecological niche.
contemporary examples
and the antagonism sure to be generated by such racial disparities was magnified by the sheer number of cases.
ferguson feeds off the poor: three warrants a year per household michael daly august 21, 2014
work that alienates one reader to the point of antagonism can feel like a perfect fit to another.
lars iyer’s ‘wittgenstein jr.’ plumbs the deep fun of philosophical fiction drew smith september 30, 2014
on more than one occasion, literal fights broke out behind closed doors, and the antagonism often fell along racial lines.
liberals slam andrew cuomo’s deals with new york gop david freedlander december 8, 2012
the antagonism between news corp. and the bbc goes back a long way.
rupert murdoch’s battle with the bbc peter jukes march 25, 2012
it is important not to set out on a path of antagonism towards the leaders in israel and palestine.
yes he can make peace gershon baskin november 8, 2012
historical examples
in part this antagonism of cl-sses is merely the result of difference in manners.
the psychology of nations g.e. partridge
there were other reasons for the antagonism of plato to poetry.
the republic plato
scarcely had the two men met, before they found themselves in antagonism.
the adventures of the chevalier de la salle and his companions, in their explorations of the prairies, forests, lakes, and rivers, of the new world, and their interviews with the savage tribes, two hundred years ago john s. c. abbott
we write from aspiration and antagonism, as well as from experience.
essays, first series ralph waldo emerson
this has intensified and called out many of the worst features of antagonism and inequality.
the ethics of coperation james hayden tufts
noun
openly expressed and usually mutual opposition
the inhibiting or nullifying action of one substance or organism on another
(physiol) the normal opposition between certain muscles
(biology) the inhibition or interference of growth of one kind of organism by another
n.
1797, from french antagonisme or directly from late greek antagonisma, noun of action from antagonizesthai “to struggle against” (see antagonist).
antagonism an·tag·o·nism (ān-tāg’ə-nĭz’əm)
n.
mutual opposition in action between structures, agents, diseases, or physiological processes. also called mutual resistance.
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