antagonistic
pronunciation
How to pronounce antagonistic in British English:
UK [ænˌtægəˈnɪstɪk]
How to pronounce antagonistic in American English:
US [ænˌtæɡəˈnɪstɪk]
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- Adjective:
- indicating opposition or resistance
- characterized by antagonism or antipathy
- arousing animosity or hostility
- used especially of drugs or muscles that counteract or neutralize each other's effect
- opposing or neutralizing or mitigating an effect by contrary action
- incapable of harmonious association
Word Origin
- antagonistic (adj.)
- 1630s, from antagonist + -ic. Related: Antagonistical (1620s); antagonistically.
Example
- 1. In many monkeys and apes , face-to-face contact is essentially antagonistic .
- 2. Form antagonistic relationships with all their friends
- 3. India and pakistan , mutually antagonistic , account for a fifth of all living humans , yet their bilateral trade is puny , at less than $ 3 billion a year .
- 4. Yet both he and the team are hampered by corrupt , negligent and antagonistic officials .
- 5. The twist in warfare is that two antagonistic groups of people are doing the adapting .