C1 verb Neutral

antagonist

/ænˈtæɡ.ə.naɪz/

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.

Beispiele

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1

Try 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.

2

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.

3

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.

Wortfamilie

Nomen
antagonism
Verb
antagonize
Adverb
antagonistically
Adjektiv
antagonistic
Verwandt
antagonist
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Merkhilfe

Think of the prefix 'Ant-' (against) and 'Agon' (struggle, as in agony). To antagonize is to cause a struggle against someone.

Schnelles Quiz

The CEO was careful not to ________ the board members before the final vote on the budget.

Richtig!

Die richtige Antwort ist: antagonize

Beispiele

1

Try not to antagonize your little brother while he is trying to finish his homework.

everyday

Try not to antagonize your little brother while he is trying to finish his homework.

2

The diplomat was careful not to antagonize the neighboring country during the trade negotiations.

formal

The diplomat was careful not to antagonize the neighboring country during the trade negotiations.

3

Look, I'm not trying to antagonize you, I'm just telling you what actually happened.

informal

Look, I'm not trying to antagonize you, I'm just telling you what actually happened.

4

In biochemistry, certain substances can antagonize the effects of specific hormones within the cellular structure.

academic

In biochemistry, certain substances can antagonize the effects of specific hormones within the cellular structure.

5

Changing the contract terms at this stage might antagonize our stakeholders and delay the merger.

business

Changing the contract terms at this stage might antagonize our stakeholders and delay the merger.

Wortfamilie

Nomen
antagonism
Verb
antagonize
Adverb
antagonistically
Adjektiv
antagonistic
Verwandt
antagonist

Häufige Kollokationen

deliberately antagonize deliberately antagonize
risk antagonizing risk antagonizing
antagonize the audience antagonize the audience
tendency to antagonize tendency to antagonize
antagonize a rival antagonize a rival

Häufige Phrasen

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

Wird oft verwechselt mit

antagonist vs agitate

Agitate means to stir up or disturb generally, while antagonize specifically focuses on making a person hostile toward you.

antagonist vs aggravate

Aggravate means to make a problem or injury worse, whereas antagonize refers to upsetting a person.

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Nutzungshinweise

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.

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Häufige Fehler

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').

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Merkhilfe

Think of the prefix 'Ant-' (against) and 'Agon' (struggle, as in agony). To antagonize is to cause a struggle against someone.

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Wortherkunft

From the Greek 'antagōnizesthai', meaning to struggle against or to prove a rival.

Grammatikmuster

transitive verb (requires an object) regular verb conjugation: antagonized, antagonizing often followed by a direct object representing a person or group

Schnelles Quiz

The CEO was careful not to ________ the board members before the final vote on the budget.

Richtig!

Die richtige Antwort ist: antagonize

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