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antagonisman‧tag‧o‧nis‧m /ænˈtæɡənɪzəm/ noun [uncountable]  - Hines made no effort to conceal his antagonism towards his supervisor.
- Mitchell sees no clear way to end the antagonism between the two groups.
- Brian and I weren't entirely sure how to deal with the Yanks' antagonisms.
- But behind the expressed reasons for antagonism or inertia in the face of proposals for harmonization lies a more fundamental consideration.
- Soon after the incident of the priest, local antagonism diminished.
- The Church and democracy had fought a war for temporal power, the Church had lost, and the antagonism lingered.
- These are new antagonisms which emerge as social conflict is diffused to more social relations.
► opposition noun [uncountable] strong disagreement with or protest against something: · Opposition to the proposed scheme was widespread.· The plan met with stiff opposition (=strong opposition). ► objection noun [countable] a reason you give for opposing an idea or plan: · My main objection is that it will cost too much money.· A number of objections were raised. ► antagonism noun [uncountable] a strong feeling of opposition to something, or dislike for someone, which is shown in your behaviour, and has often existed for a long time: · his own antagonism to any form of authority· There is no antagonism towards tourists on the island.· people’s antagonism to communism ► hostility noun [uncountable] angry remarks or behaviour that show someone opposes something very strongly, or dislikes someone very much: · The announcement was greeted with hostility from some employees.· There is a certain amount of hostility towards the police among local people. ► antipathy noun [uncountable] formal a strong feeling of opposition and dislike for someone or something: · his fundamental antipathy to capitalism· Her long-standing antipathy to Herr Kohl was well-known.· Darwin shared Lyell's antipathy to the idea that the same species could appear independently in different areas. words or behaviour that show that you oppose something► objection something that you say because you oppose one particular detail of a plan, course of action etc: have an objection: · If anyone has any objections, please let us know as soon as possible.raise an objection (=state an objection): · When I told him about my plans, my father raised one objection after another.have no objection: · If you have no objection, I would like to use your name as a reference when I start applying for jobs. ► opposition things that people say or do in order to show that they are against something: · Widespread opposition to the military government led to violence in the streets.opposition to: · Opposition to the war grew rapidly.face opposition: · Plans for the new stadium will no doubt face a lot of opposition.express opposition: · Thousands of people plan to gather on Sunday to express their opposition to the government's handling of the crisis.strong opposition: · Despite strong opposition, the law was passed. ► hostility angry remarks or behaviour that shows someone opposes a plan or idea very strongly: · The announcement was greeted with hostility from some employees.hostility to/towards: · Recently there has been hostility towards the Prime Minister from members of his own party.open hostility (=obvious or public hostility): · Given his open hostility, it seemed pointless to try and continue to persuade him. ► antagonism angry and unpleasant feelings or behaviour that show someone dislikes or disagrees very strongly with a person, organization, plan, or idea: antagonism to/towards: · Hines made no effort to conceal his antagonism towards his supervisor.antagonism between: · Mitchell sees no clear way to end the antagonism between the two groups. NOUN► class· Third, his anxieties about homosexuality were conjoined with class antagonism.· War is also understood to be a product of class society and of class antagonisms.· The barely submerged class antagonism much alluded to in the local humour is both true and false. 1hatred between people or groups of people SYN hostilityantagonism between the antagonism between the army and other military groups2opposition to an idea, plan etcantagonism to/towards his antagonism towards the press |