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antagonize

UK
/ænˈtæɡənaɪz/
US
/ænˈtæɡəˌnaɪz/

Translations

antagonizeverb
antagonized
Past Simple
antagonized
Past Participle
antagonizing
Gerund
UK
/ænˈtæɡənaɪz/
US
/ænˈtæɡəˌnaɪz/
She didn't mean to antagonize her neighbors with her loud music.
Она не хотела враждовать с соседями из-за громкой музыки.
He tends to antagonize his colleagues with his constant criticism.
Он склонен противодействовать своим коллегам постоянной критикой.
Additional translations
раздражать
враждебно действовать
Synonyms
provoke
irritate
offend
alienate
incite
vex
anger
disturb
Antonyms
pacify
conciliate
reconcile

Definitions

antagonizeverb
To cause someone to become hostile or unfriendly.
His constant teasing began to antagonize his classmates.
To act as an antagonist by blocking, neutralising, or counteracting the action of (a substance, receptor, or process), especially in a biochemical or pharmacological context.
The new antihistamine selectively antagonizes H1 receptors in the nasal passages.
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