Antagonist - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ænˈtæɡənɪst|
Brit.
|ænˈtæɡ(ə)nɪst|
noun
- someone who offers opposition (syn: adversary, opponent, opposer)
- a muscle that relaxes while another contracts
- a muscle that relaxes while another contracts
when bending the elbow the triceps are the antagonist
- a drug that neutralizes or counteracts the effects of another drugExtra examples
...please name the novel's hero and his antagonist...
...his antagonist in the boxing match...
Jago is the antagonist of Othello
Word forms
noun
singular: antagonist
plural: antagonists
singular: antagonist
plural: antagonists
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