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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024an•tag•o•nism /ænˈtægəˌnɪzəm/USA pronunciation n. - active hostility or opposition: [uncountable]The proposal provoked antagonism among committee members.[countable]Antagonisms rose sharply.
See -agon-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024an•tag•o•nism (an tag′ə niz′əm),USA pronunciation n. - an active hostility or opposition, as between unfriendly or conflicting groups:the antagonism between the liberal and the conservative parties.
- an opposing force, principle, or tendency:Her plan to become an actress met with the antagonism of her family.
- Physiologyan opposing action, as by one muscle in relation to another.
- Biochemistry, Drugsthe opposing action of substances, as drugs, that when taken together decrease the effectiveness of at least one of them (contrasted with synergism).
- Ecology
- a relationship between two species of organisms in which the individuals of each species adversely affect the other, as in competition.
- the inhibition of the growth of one type of organism by a different type that is competing for the same ecological niche.
- Greek antagó̄nisma. See antagonize, -ism
- French antagonisme)
- (1835–40
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged conflict, friction, strife.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged animosity.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: antagonism /ænˈtæɡəˌnɪzəm/ n - openly expressed and usually mutual opposition
- the inhibiting or nullifying action of one substance or organism on another
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