antagonist
See also: Antagonist
English edit
Etymology edit
From Latin antagonista, from Ancient Greek ἀνταγωνιστής (antagōnistḗs, “opponent”) (ἀντί (antí, “against”) + ἀγωνιστής (agōnistḗs, “a combatant, pleader, actor”)), from ἀνταγωνίζεσθαι (antagōnízesthai, “antagonize”).
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Noun edit
antagonist (plural antagonists)
- An opponent or enemy.
- 1594–1597, Richard Hooker, edited by J[ohn] S[penser], Of the Lawes of Ecclesiastical Politie, […], London: […] Will[iam] Stansby [for Matthew Lownes], published 1611, →OCLC, (please specify the page):
- our antagonists in these controversies
- 1667, John Milton, “Book IX”, in Paradise Lost. […], London: […] [Samuel Simmons], […], →OCLC; republished as Paradise Lost in Ten Books: […], London: Basil Montagu Pickering […], 1873, →OCLC:
- Antagonist of Heav’ns Almightie King
- 1843, Edward Bulwer[-]Lytton, “A King in His City Hopes to Recover His Realm—A Woman in Her Chamber Fears to Forfeit Her Own”, in The Last of the Barons, London; New York, N.Y.: George Routledge and Sons […], →OCLC, book XII (The Battle of Barnet), page 433, column 2:
- [H]is eyes vacant—his face haggard—his head drooping, the spectacle of such an antagonist to the vigorous Edward, moved only pity in the few, and ridicule in the many.
- One who antagonizes or stirs.
- (biochemistry) A chemical that binds to a receptor but does not produce a physiological response, blocking the action of agonist chemicals.
- 2001: The calcium antagonists represent one of the top ten classes of prescription drugs in terms of commercial value, with worldwide sales of nearly $10 billion in 1999. — Leslie Iversen, Drugs: A Very Short Introduction (Oxford 2001, p. 41)
- (authorship) The main character or force opposing the protagonist in a literary work or drama.
- 2022, Will Wood (musician) (lyrics and music), “The Main Character”, in In case I make it,, performed by Will Wood:
- So God forbid I'm seen just as an average human being / I mean, imagine if antagonists lacked any evil scheme
- (anatomy) A muscle that acts in opposition to another.
- A flexor, which bends a part, is the antagonist of an extensor, which extends it.
Antonyms edit
- protagonist
- agonist (biochemistry)
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Translations edit
opponent
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one who antagonizes
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chemical
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main character or force opposing the protagonist
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muscle
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Noun edit
antagonist c (singular definite antagonisten, plural indefinite antagonister)
- (literature) antagonist
Declension edit
Declension of antagonist
common gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
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indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | antagonist | antagonisten | antagonister | antagonisterne |
genitive | antagonists | antagonistens | antagonisters | antagonisternes |
Synonyms edit
Further reading edit
Romanian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French antagoniste, from Latin antagonista.
Adjective edit
antagonist m or n (feminine singular antagonistă, masculine plural antagoniști, feminine and neuter plural antagoniste)
- antagonistic
- Synonym: antagonic
Declension edit
Declension of antagonist
singular | plural | ||||||
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masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
nominative/ accusative |
indefinite | antagonist | antagonistă | antagoniști | antagoniste | ||
definite | antagonistul | antagonista | antagoniștii | antagonistele | |||
genitive/ dative |
indefinite | antagonist | antagoniste | antagoniști | antagoniste | ||
definite | antagonistului | antagonistei | antagoniștilor | antagonistelor |
Noun edit
antagonist m (plural antagoniști)
Declension edit
Declension of antagonist
singular | plural | |||
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indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
nominative/accusative | (un) antagonist | antagonistul | (niște) antagoniști | antagoniștii |
genitive/dative | (unui) antagonist | antagonistului | (unor) antagoniști | antagoniștilor |
vocative | antagonistule | antagoniștilor |
Swedish edit
Noun edit
antagonist c
- an antagonist (opponent or enemy)
- (authorship) an antagonist
- Antonym: protagonist
- (biochemistry) an antagonist
- (anatomy) an antagonist
Declension edit
Declension of antagonist | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | antagonist | antagonisten | antagonister | antagonisterna |
Genitive | antagonists | antagonistens | antagonisters | antagonisternas |
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Turkish edit
Etymology edit
From French antagoniste.
Noun edit
antagonist (definite accusative antagonisti, plural antagonistler)
Declension edit
Inflection | ||
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Nominative | antagonist | |
Definite accusative | antagonisti | |
Singular | Plural | |
Nominative | antagonist | antagonistler |
Definite accusative | antagonisti | antagonistleri |
Dative | antagoniste | antagonistlere |
Locative | antagonistte | antagonistlerde |
Ablative | antagonistten | antagonistlerden |
Genitive | antagonistin | antagonistlerin |