Antagonize

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • v. To incur the dislike of; provoke hostility or enmity in: antagonized her officemates with her rude behavior.
  • v. To counteract.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • v. To work against; oppose; especially to incite reaction.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • v. To contend with; to oppose actively; to counteract.
  • verb-intransitive. To act in opposition.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To act in opposition to; oppose; counteract; hinder.
  • To act antagonistically or in opposition.
  • Also spelled antagonise.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. provoke the hostility of
  • v. act in opposition to
    • Antonym
    appease    quell   
    Verb Form
    antagonized    antagonizes    antagonizing   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    vex    get at    chafe    nark    nettle    gravel    bother    devil    irritate    rag   
    Form
    antagonized    antagonozing   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    counteract    oppose    harass    pester    excruciate   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    agonize   
     
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