antagonizeverb [ T ]
UK usually antagonise uk/ænˈtæɡ.ə.naɪz/us/ænˈtæɡ.ə.naɪz/to make someone dislike you or feel opposed to you:
It's a very delicate situation and I've no wish to antagonize him.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Causing feelings of anger and displeasure
- aggravate
- aggrieve
- alienate
- anger
- annoy
- burn
- go too far idiom
- goat
- grate
- hack
- hack sb off
- harass
- nose
- ruffle sb's feathers idiom
- set sb's teeth on edge idiom
- step/tread on sb's toes idiom
- stick in sb's craw idiom
- stick in sb's throat idiom
- tee
- toe
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