ANTAGONISM
\antˈaɡənˌɪzəm], \antˈaɡənˌɪzəm], \a_n_t_ˈa_ɡ_ə_n_ˌɪ_z_ə_m]\
Definitions of ANTAGONISM
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1846 - Medical lexicon: a dictionary of medical science
- 1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
- 1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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a state of deep-seated ill-will
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an actively expressed feeling of dislike and hostility
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the relation between opposing principles or forces or factors; "the inherent antagonism of capitalism and socialism"
By Princeton University
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a state of deep-seated ill-will
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an actively expressed feeling of dislike and hostility
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the relation between opposing principles or forces or factors; "the inherent antagonism of capitalism and socialism"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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Opposition of action; counteraction or contrariety of things or principles.
By Oddity Software
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Opposition of action; counteraction or contrariety of things or principles.
By Noah Webster.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By Daniel Lyons
By James Champlin Fernald
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Action in an opposite direction. It applies to the action of muscles that act in a contrary direction to others. In estimating the force of muscles, this antagonism must be attended to.
By Robley Dunglison
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Opposition or contrariety, as between muscles or medicines.
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland
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Opposition of action; in anatomy, the opposing action of two muscles or sets of muscles; in physiology, a balance of opposed actions on particular organs or tissues; in pathology, the opposition exerted by one organism against another, either within or without the body. [Gr.]
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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n. [Greek] Opposition of action ; contrariety of things or principles.
