antagonist
To act in opposition to someone or something, or to provoke hostility and anger through specific actions or behavior. It involves intentionally or unintentionally creating an adversary or causing someone to become unfriendly.
أمثلة
3 من 5Try not to antagonize your little brother while he is trying to finish his homework.
Try not to antagonize your little brother while he is trying to finish his homework.
The diplomat was careful not to antagonize the neighboring country during the trade negotiations.
The diplomat was careful not to antagonize the neighboring country during the trade negotiations.
Look, I'm not trying to antagonize you, I'm just telling you what actually happened.
Look, I'm not trying to antagonize you, I'm just telling you what actually happened.
عائلة الكلمة
نصيحة للحفظ
Think of the prefix 'Ant-' (against) and 'Agon' (struggle, as in agony). To antagonize is to cause a struggle against someone.
اختبار سريع
The CEO was careful not to ________ the board members before the final vote on the budget.
صحيح!
الإجابة الصحيحة هي: antagonize
أمثلة
Try not to antagonize your little brother while he is trying to finish his homework.
everydayTry not to antagonize your little brother while he is trying to finish his homework.
The diplomat was careful not to antagonize the neighboring country during the trade negotiations.
formalThe diplomat was careful not to antagonize the neighboring country during the trade negotiations.
Look, I'm not trying to antagonize you, I'm just telling you what actually happened.
informalLook, I'm not trying to antagonize you, I'm just telling you what actually happened.
In biochemistry, certain substances can antagonize the effects of specific hormones within the cellular structure.
academicIn biochemistry, certain substances can antagonize the effects of specific hormones within the cellular structure.
Changing the contract terms at this stage might antagonize our stakeholders and delay the merger.
businessChanging the contract terms at this stage might antagonize our stakeholders and delay the merger.
عائلة الكلمة
تلازمات شائعة
العبارات الشائعة
antagonize the situation
to make a tense situation worse by being provocative
unnecessarily antagonize
to cause trouble or anger without a good reason
poke the bear
an idiom meaning to deliberately antagonize someone powerful
يُخلط عادةً مع
Agitate means to stir up or disturb generally, while antagonize specifically focuses on making a person hostile toward you.
Aggravate means to make a problem or injury worse, whereas antagonize refers to upsetting a person.
ملاحظات الاستخدام
Use this verb when describing actions that turn someone into an enemy or create a defensive, angry reaction. In medical or scientific contexts, it can also mean to counteract or neutralize the effect of a drug or substance.
أخطاء شائعة
Learners often use the noun 'antagonist' when they mean the verb 'antagonize' (e.g., saying 'He tried to antagonist me' instead of 'He tried to antagonize me').
نصيحة للحفظ
Think of the prefix 'Ant-' (against) and 'Agon' (struggle, as in agony). To antagonize is to cause a struggle against someone.
أصل الكلمة
From the Greek 'antagōnizesthai', meaning to struggle against or to prove a rival.
أنماط نحوية
اختبار سريع
The CEO was careful not to ________ the board members before the final vote on the budget.
صحيح!
الإجابة الصحيحة هي: antagonize
مفردات ذات صلة
كلمات ذات صلة
to
A1Used to indicate the place, person, or thing that someone or something moves toward. It can also mark the recipient of an action or the limit of a range.
and
A1A primary conjunction used to connect words, phrases, or clauses that are grammatically equal. It indicates addition, a sequence of events, or a relationship between two things.
a
A1A word used before a singular noun that is not specific or is being mentioned for the first time. It is used only before words that begin with a consonant sound to indicate one of something.
that
A1This word is a demonstrative pronoun used to indicate a specific person, object, or idea that is further away in space or time from the speaker. It is also used to refer back to something that has already been mentioned or to introduce a clause that identifies something.
I
A1The pronoun 'I' is used by a speaker or writer to refer to themselves as the subject of a verb. It is the first-person singular subject pronoun in English and is always capitalized regardless of its position in a sentence.
for
A1Used to show who is intended to have or use something, or to explain the purpose or reason for an action. It is also frequently used to indicate a specific duration of time.
not
A1A function word used to express negation or denial. It is primarily used to make a sentence or phrase negative, often following an auxiliary verb or the verb 'to be'.
with
A1A preposition used to indicate that people or things are together, in the same place, or performing an action together. It can also describe the instrument used to perform an action or a characteristic that someone or something has.
he
A1A pronoun used to refer to a male person or animal that has already been mentioned or is easily identified. It functions as the subject of a sentence.
you
A1Used to refer to the person or people that the speaker is addressing. It is the second-person pronoun used for both singular and plural subjects and objects.
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