antagonize (redirected from antagonizes)

an·tag·o·nize  (n-tg-nz)

tr.v. an·tag·o·nized, an·tag·o·niz·ing, an·tag·o·niz·es

1. To incur the dislike of; provoke hostility or enmity in: antagonized her officemates with her rude behavior.

2. To counteract.

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[Greek antagnizesthai, to struggle against : anti-, anti- + agnizesthai, to struggle (from agn, contest; see agony).]

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antagonize or -nise

Verb

[-nizing, -nized] or -nising, -nised to arouse hostility in: it was not prudent to antagonize a hired killer [Greek anti- against + agōn contest]

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	antagonize - provoke the hostility of; "Don't antagonize your boss" antagonise 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"
	2.	antagonize - act in opposition to antagonise, counteract 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"

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antagonize

verb annoy, anger, insult, offend, irritate, alienate, hassle (informal) aggravate (informal) gall, repel, estrange, get under your skin (informal) get on your nerves (informal) nark Brit., Austral., N.Z. (slang) get up your nose (informal) be on your back (slang) rub (someone) up the wrong way (informal) disaffect, get in your hair (informal) get on your wick Brit. (slang) hack you off (informal) << OPPOSITE pacify

Translations

antagonize [ænˈtægənaɪz] vt → provocar la enemistad de

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antagonize [ænˈtægənaɪz] vt → éveiller l'hostilité de, contrarier

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antagonize [ænˈtægənaɪz] vt → gegen sich aufbringen

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antagonize [ænˈtægənaɪz] vt → provocare l'ostilità di