antagonist
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See also: Antagonist
English
Etymology
From Latin antagonista, from Ancient Greek ἀνταγωνιστής (antagōnistḗs, “opponent”) (ἀντί (antí, “against”) + ἀγωνιστής (agōnistḗs, “a combatant, pleader, actor”)), from ἀνταγωνίζεσθαι (antagōnízesthai, “antagonize”).
Pronunciation
Noun
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 Stansby , 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
- protagonist
- agonist (biochemistry)
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
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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Anagrams
Danish
Noun
antagonist c (singular definite antagonisten, plural indefinite antagonister)
- (literature) antagonist
Declension
Declension of antagonist
| common gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | antagonist | antagonisten | antagonister | antagonisterne |
| genitive | antagonists | antagonistens | antagonisters | antagonisternes |
Synonyms
Further reading
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French antagoniste, from Latin antagonista.
Adjective
antagonist m or n (feminine singular antagonistă, masculine plural antagoniști, feminine and neuter plural antagoniste)
- antagonistic
- Synonym: antagonic
Declension
Declension of antagonist
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
antagonist m (plural antagoniști)
Declension
Declension of antagonist
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
Noun
antagonist c
- an antagonist (opponent or enemy)
- (authorship) an antagonist
- Antonym: protagonist
- (biochemistry) an antagonist
- (anatomy) an antagonist
Declension
| Declension of antagonist | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | antagonist | antagonisten | antagonister | antagonisterna |
| Genitive | antagonists | antagonistens | antagonisters | antagonisternas |
Related terms
See also
References
- antagonist in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- antagonist in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- antagonist in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
Turkish
Etymology
From French antagoniste.
Noun
antagonist (definite accusative antagonisti, plural antagonistler)
Declension
| Inflection | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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 |