antagonise
pronunciation
How to pronounce antagonise in British English:
UK [æn'tægəˌnaɪz]
How to pronounce antagonise in American English:
US [ænˈtæɡəˌnaɪz]
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- Verb:
- act in opposition to
- provoke the hostility of
Word Origin
- antagonise (v.)
- chiefly British English spelling of antagonize; see -ize. Related: Antagonised; antagonising.
Example
- 1. Thus , some officials have been reluctant to antagonise the saudis .
- 2. Even today , though china is north korea 's main backer , the south is reluctant to antagonise the government in beijing .
- 3. If you are a president who has just suffered the political equivalent of being stuffed in a crate and dropped in a river , does it make sense to antagonise your own party this way ?