Etymology

geste antagoniste

Today it means: A gesture or position serving to interrupt dystonic symptoms. Full definition →

French geste antagoniste
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  1. French · borrowed fromgeste antagoniste
  2. English todaygeste antagoniste

Borrowed from French geste antagoniste (literally “antagonising gesture”).

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