antagonism
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a state of deep-seated ill-will
Types & categories
- state hypernym
- latent hostility hyponym
- state of war hyponym
- cold war hyponym
- suspicion hyponym
- Cold War instance hyponym
Related & opposite
- antagonist derivation
- antagonize derivation
- antagonistic derivation
- antagonistic derivation
- inimical derivation
Sense 2 noun
the relation between opposing principles or forces or factors
the inherent antagonism of capitalism and socialism
Types & categories
- oppositeness hypernym
Related & opposite
- antagonist derivation
- antagonise derivation
- antagonistic derivation
- counter derivation
Sense 3 noun
an actively expressed feeling of dislike and hostility
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- antagonist derivation
- antagonize derivation
- antagonistic derivation
Sense 4 noun
(biochemistry) interference in or inhibition of the physiological action of a chemical substance by another having a similar structure
Types & categories
- interference hypernym
Related & opposite
- antagonist derivation
- incompatible derivation
- biochemistry domain topic
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | antagonist |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | antagonize |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | antagonistic |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | antagonistic |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | inimical |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | state |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | latent hostility |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | state of war |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | cold war |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | suspicion |
| 1 | instance hyponym | Types & categories | Cold War |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | antagonist |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | antagonise |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | antagonistic |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | counter |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | oppositeness |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | antagonist |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | antagonize |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | antagonistic |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | dislike |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | ill will |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | antagonist |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | incompatible |
| 4 | domain topic | Related & opposite | biochemistry |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | interference |