Antagonist
11antagonist — [n] person causing problem adversary, angries*, bad person*, bandit*, competitor, contender, crip*, enemy, foe, match, opponent, opposer, opposite number*, oppugnant, rival; concept 412 Ant. ally, protagonist, supporter …
12antagonist — ► NOUN ▪ an open opponent or enemy. DERIVATIVES antagonistic adjective. ORIGIN Greek antag nist s, from antag nizesthai struggle against …
13antagonist — [an tag′ə nist] n. 1. a person who opposes or competes with another; adversary; opponent 2. a muscle, drug, etc. that acts in opposition to or counteracts another SYN. OPPONENT …
14Antagonist — This article is about the literary term. For the pharmacological term, see receptor antagonist. For other uses, see Antagonist (disambiguation). An antagonist (from Greek ἀνταγωνιστής antagonistes, opponent, competitor, enemy, rival )[1] is a… …
15Antagonist — In biochemistry, an antagonist acts against and blocks an action. For example, insulin lowers the level of glucose (sugar) in the blood, whereas another hormone called glucagon raises it; therefore, insulin and glucagon are antagonists. An… …
16antagonist — See adversary, antagonist See antagonist, protagonist …
17Antagonist — ↑ Antagonistin Gegenspieler, Gegenspielerin, Gegner, Gegnerin, Widersacher, Widersacherin; (bildungsspr.): Kontrahent, Kontrahentin; (geh. veraltend): Widerpart. * * * Antagonist,der:⇨Gegner(2) Antagonist→Gegner …
18antagonist — n. a formidable antagonist * * * [æn tægənɪst] a formidable antagonist …
19antagonist — [[t]æntæ̱gənɪst[/t]] antagonists N COUNT Your antagonist is your opponent or enemy. Spassky had never previously lost to his antagonist …
20antagonist — UK [ænˈtæɡənɪst] / US noun [countable] Word forms antagonist : singular antagonist plural antagonists formal your opponent, for example in a competition or fight …
