Antwren
any of several small antbirds, especially of the genus myrmotherula.
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- 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 […]
- Antagonistic muscles
antagonistic muscles antagonistic muscles an·tag·o·nis·tic muscles (ān-tāg’ə-nĭs’tĭk) pl.n. muscles having opposite functions, the contraction of one neutralizing the contraction of the other. historical examples the result is the innervation of antagonistic muscles, by which the impression is intensified. harvard psychological studies, volume 1 various
- Antagonistically
acting in opposition; opposing, especially mutually. hostile; unfriendly. historical examples the county would discuss her antagonistically at a hundred tea-tables. the pastor’s wife elizabeth von arnim adjective in active opposition mutually opposed adj. 1630s, from antagonist + -ic. related: antagonistical (1620s); antagonistically.
- Antagonization
to make hostile or unfriendly; make an enemy or of: his speech antagonized many voters. to act in opposition to; oppose. rare. to act . verb (transitive) to make hostile; annoy or irritate to act in opposition to or counteract v. 1630s, “to compete with,” from greek antagonizesthai “to struggle against, oppose, be a rival” […]