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antagonise

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Verb1.antagonise - act in opposition to
counteract, antagonize
act, move - perform an action, or work out or perform (an action); "think before you act"; "We must move quickly"; "The governor should act on the new energy bill"; "The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel"
2.antagonise - provoke the hostility ofantagonise - provoke the hostility of; "Don't antagonize your boss"
antagonize
annoy, devil, gravel, irritate, nark, rile, vex, nettle, rag, bother, chafe, get at, get to - cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations; "Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me"; "It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves"
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Should the deal go through, it would mark improving relations between Washington and Ankara, tense since the US invasion of Iraq, but would also antagonise Iran, analysts said.
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I WAS appalled at the blatant attempt by the one-sided Wife Swap programme to antagonise Ron Atkinson for a word used off-camera years ago, for which he has already apologised and resigned from his job.
Ron no need to defend himself; YourSay by Birmingham Mail (England)
Rather than antagonise Everton by making 'silly' bids of pounds 15m and pounds 18m, with the money they have at their disposal, why did they not just come in with an offer that really turned heads straight away to save all the messing?
Boss right on Lescott by Liverpool Echo (Liverpool, England)
 
 
 
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