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Origin
- Ancient Greekἀνταγωνιστής“opponent”
- Englishantagonism
From Ancient Greek ἀνταγωνιστής (antagōnistḗs, “opponent”), from ἀνταγωνίζομαι (antagōnízomai, “antagonize”), from ἀγών (agṓn, “contest”) (English agon).
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Bulgarian вражда́, вражде́бност
- вражда́ (vraždá)strong dislike
- вражде́бност (vraždébnost)strong dislike
- антагони́зъм (antagonízăm)strong dislike
Catalan antagonisme
- antagonismestrong dislike
Chinese Mandarin 對抗 /对抗
- 對抗 /对抗 (duìkàng)strong dislike
Czech antagonismus
- antagonismusstrong dislike
Esperanto antagonismo
- antagonismostrong dislike
Finnish antagonismi
- antagonismistrong dislike
French antagonisme
- antagonismestrong dislike
German Antagonismus, Gegensatz
- Antagonismusstrong dislike
- Gegensatzstrong dislike
Indonesian antagonisme
- antagonismestrong dislike
Japanese 敵対, 対立
- 敵対 (tekitai)strong dislike
- 対立 (rairitsu)strong dislike
Polish antagonizm
- antagonizmstrong dislike
Portuguese antagonismo
- antagonismostrong dislike
Romanian antagonism
- antagonismstrong dislike
Russian вражда́, вражде́бность
- вражда́ (vraždá)strong dislike
- вражде́бность (vraždébnostʹ)strong dislike
- антагони́зм (antagonízm)strong dislike
Spanish antagonismo, hostilidad
- antagonismostrong dislike
- hostilidadstrong dislike
Swahili uadui
- uaduistrong dislike
Ukrainian антагоні́зм
- антагоні́зм (antahonízm)strong dislike
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APA
antagonism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antagonism
MLA
“antagonism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antagonism. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “antagonism,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antagonism.
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