antagonize

an·tag·o·nize

 (ăn-tăg′ə-nīz′)

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 antagōnizesthai, to struggle against : anti-, anti- + agōnizesthai, to struggle (from agōn, contest; see agony).]

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antagonize

(ænˈtæɡəˌnaɪz) or

antagonise

vb (tr)

1. to make hostile; annoy or irritate

2. to act in opposition to or counteract

[C17: from Greek antagōnizesthai, from anti- + agōnizesthai to strive, from agōn contest]

anˈtagoˌnizable, anˈtagoˌnisable adj

anˌtagoniˈzation, anˌtagoniˈsation n

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an•tag•o•nize

(ænˈtæg əˌnaɪz)

v.t. -nized, -niz•ing.

1. to cause to become hostile; make an enemy or opponent of: His speech antagonized many voters.

2. to act in opposition to; oppose.

[1625–35; < Greek antagōnízesthai to contend against, dispute with. See ant-, agonize]

an•tag′o•niz`a•ble, adj.

an•tag`o•ni•za′tion, n.

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antagonize

Past participle: antagonized
Gerund: antagonizing

Imperative

antagonize

antagonize

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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), piss you off (taboo slang), rub (someone) up the wrong way (informal), disaffect, get in your hair (informal), get on your wick (Brit. slang) He didn't want to antagonize her.
calm, win over, soothe, disarm, appease, placate, pacify, mollify, conciliate, propitiate

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Translations

يُعادي

znepřátelit (si)znepřátelit si

støde fra sig

verärgern (jemanden)

ανταγωνίζομαι

contrariar

suututtaa

contrarieréveiller l'hostilité

izazvati neprijateljstvo

elidegenít magátólellenségessé tesz

vekja andúî

inimicarsiantagonismoantagonista

敵にまわす

적개심을 일으키다

tegen zich in het harnas jagen

motarbeide

sprzeciwić się

antagonizar

конфликтовать

znepriateliť si

stöta bort

ทำให้กลายเป็นศัตรู

düşman etmekdüşmanlığını kazanmak

gây thù địch

敌对

antagonize

[ænˈtægənaɪz] VT I don't want to antagonize him → no quiero contrariarle
he managed to antagonize everybody → logró ponerse a malas con todos, logró suscitar el antagonismo de todos

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antagonize

[ænˈtægənaɪz] antagonise (British) vt → contrarier
He didn't want to antagonize her → Il ne voulait pas la contrarier.

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antagonize

vt person → gegen sich aufbringen or stimmen; (= annoy) → verärgern

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antagonize

[ænˈtægəˌnaɪz] vt → provocare l'ostilità di, inimicarsi
I don't want to antagonize her → non voglio inimicarmela

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antagonist

(ӕnˈtӕgənist) noun

an opponent or enemy. antagonis خَصْم، مُعارِض антагонист antagonista soupeř, protivník, odpůrce der/die Widersacher(in) modstander ανταγωνιστήςantagonista vastane حیف؛ دشمن vastustaja antagonisteיריב विरोधी neprijatelj ellenfél penentang andstæðingur antagonista 敵対者 적대자 priešininkas pretinieks musuh tegenstandermotstanderprzeciwnik مخالف ، دښمن antagonista opozant антагонист; противник súper, protivník nasprotnik protivnik motståndare, antagonist ศัตรู düşman, rakip 對抗者或敵手 антагоніст; (су)противник حریف ، مخالف ، مدعی địch thủ 对抗者

anˈtagonism noun

unfriendliness, hostility. vyandigheid خُصومَة، عِداء антагонизъм antagonismo antagonismus, nepřátelství Feindseligkeit fjendskab; antagonisme ανταγωνισμόςantagonismo vaenulikkus دشمنی vihamielisyys antagonismeאיבה, עוינות विरोध neprijateljstvo ellentét sikap permusuhan fjandskapur antagonismo 敵意 적대 antagonizmas, priešiškumas antagonisms; naids permusuhan antagonismefiendskap, antagonismeantagonizm, wrogość دښمنی antagonismo an­ta­gonism антагонизм antagonizmus sovražnost neprijateljstvo motstånd, fiendskap ความเป็นศัตรู düşmanlık, kin 對抗 антагонізм, ворожнеча تکرار ، لاگ ، ا ختلاف sự đối lập 对抗（性）

anˌtagoˈnistic adjective

vyandig مُخاصِم، مُعادِ، مُعارِض антагонистичен antagônico antagonistický, nepřátelský widerstreitend fjendtlig; antagonistisk ανταγωνιστικόςantagónico vaenulik خصومت آمیز vihamielinen antagoniste מִתנַגֵד विरोधात्मक neprijateljski ellentétes antagonistis fjandsamlegur antagonistico 敵対する 적대하는 priešiškas antagonistisks; naidīgs bermusuhan antagonistischfiendtlig, antagonistisknieprzyjazny په ضدی توګه ، په دښمنی سره antagónico antagonist антагонистический protichodný antagonističen neprijateljski antagonistisk ซึ่งเป็นศัตรู; ซึ่งเป็นปรปักษ์ düşman 敵對的 ворожий; антагоністичний معاندانہ ، مخالفانہ tương phản 对抗（性）的

anˌtagoˈnistically adverb

vyandig بِصورَة مُعادِيَة، بِمُخاصَمَة антагонистично com antagonismo antagonisticky, nepřátelsky widerstreitend fjendtligt; antagonistisk ανταγωνιστικά antagónicamente vaenulikult با خصومت vihamielisesti de manière antagoniste בְּהִתְנַגדוּת विरोधात्मक रूप से neprijateljski ellentétesen secara antagonis fjandsamlega in modo antagonistico 対立的に 적대적으로 priešiškai antagonistiski; naidīgi dengan permusuhan antagonistischfiendtlig wrogo له دښمنی سره com antagonismo anta­go­nist враждебно protichodne antagonistično neprijateljski antagonistiskt อย่างเป็นปรปักษ์ düşmanca 敵對地 антагоністично معاندانہ ، مخالفانہ طور پرC:\_xeno\_n8\kemd\15pwds\Ur\%1u\w05Ur00a.utfC:\_xeno\_n8\kemd\15pwds\Ur\%1u\w05Ur00a.utf tương phản 对抗（性）地

anˈtagonize, anˈtagonise verb

to make an enemy of (someone). You are antagonizing her by your rudeness. vervreem, in die harnas jaag يُعادِي، يُخاصِم противодействам hostilizar znepřátelit si sich zum Feind machen støde fra sig ανταγωνίζομαιenemistarse con vaenlaseks tegema دشمن کردن؛ بر ضد کسی برانگیختن vihastuttaa contrarier לְהַרגִיז, לְקוֹמֵם विरोधी बनाना protiviti se elidegenít (vkit) magától, ellenségessé tesz menentang vekja andúð inimicarsi 敵に回す ...을 적으로 만들다 sukelti (kieno) priešiškumą radīt antagonismu; sanaidot menyebabkan permusuhan tegen zich innemen støte fra seg, gjøre til uvenn zrażać sobie دښمن کول hostilizar a-şi atrage duşmănia вызывать вражду; раздражать znepriateliť si odvrniti (koga) od sebe naljutiti reta upp ทำให้เป็นปฏิปักษ์ düşman etmek 引起某人的敵意 породжувати антагонізм, ворожнечу مخلفت کرنا ، دشمنی بنانا gây mối thù địch 引起对抗

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antagonize

→ يُعادي znepřátelit (si) støde fra sig verärgern (jemanden) ανταγωνίζομαι contrariar suututtaa éveiller l'hostilité izazvati neprijateljstvo inimicarsi 敵にまわす 적개심을 일으키다 tegen zich in het harnas jagen motarbeide sprzeciwić się antagonizar конфликтовать stöta bort ทำให้กลายเป็นศัตรู düşmanlığını kazanmak gây thù địch 敌对

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