antagonism
31antagonism — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. animosity, antipathy, enmity; hostility, opposition.Ant., support, friendship. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. enmity, hostility, opposition; see enmity , hatred 1 , 2 . See Synonym Study at enmity . III… …
32antagonism — an·tag·o·nism || æn tægÉ™nɪzÉ™m n. hostility; conflict …
33antagonism — [an tag(ə)nɪz(ə)m] noun active hostility or opposition …
34antagonism — n. Opposition, contrariety, repugnance, contradiction, clashing, incompatibility, inconsistency, incongruity, discord, discordance, discordancy, disharmony, dissonance, conflict, hostility, enmity, feud …
35antagonism — n 1. hostility, animosity, animus, hatred, enmity, ill will; antipathy, inimicalness, inimi cality, unfriendliness. 2. opposition, oppugnancy, counterpressure, contrariety, antithesis, contradiction; conflict, rivalry, competition, Obs. emulation …
36antagonism — an·tag·o·nism …
37antagonism — an•tag•o•nism [[t]ænˈtæg əˌnɪz əm[/t]] n. 1) an active hostility or opposition 2) an opposing force, principle, or tendency 3) phl an opposing physiological action, as by one muscle in relation to another 4) biochem. pha the opposing action of… …
38antagonism — /ænˈtægənɪzəm / (say an taguhnizuhm) noun 1. the activity or the relation of contending parties or conflicting forces; active opposition. 2. an opposing force, principle, or tendency. {Greek antagōnisma} …
39antagonism — An interaction between two organisms (e.g. moulds or bacteria) in which the growth of one is inhibited by the other. Opposite: synergism …
40antagonism — n. active opposition or hostility. Etymology: F antagonisme (as ANTAGONIST) …