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antagonize
[ an-tag-uh-nahyz ]
verb (used with object)
- to make hostile or unfriendly; make an enemy or antagonist of:
His speech antagonized many voters.
- to act in opposition to; oppose.
verb (used without object)
- Rare. to act antagonistically.
antagonize
/ ænˈtæɡəˌnaɪz /
verb
- to make hostile; annoy or irritate
- to act in opposition to or counteract
Derived Forms
- anˈtagoˌnizable, adjective
- anˌtagoniˈzation, noun
Other Words From
- an·tago·niza·ble adjective
- an·tago·ni·zation noun
- rean·tago·nize verb (used with object) reantagonized reantagonizing
- unan·tago·niza·ble adjective
- unan·tago·nized adjective
- unan·tago·nizing adjective
- unan·tago·nizing·ly adverb
Word History and Origins
Origin of antagonize1
Word History and Origins
Origin of antagonize1
Example Sentences
There is more willingness to embrace the youth vote, rather than antagonize it, as far as campaign strategy goes.
Rep. Matt Gaetz suggested that it doesn’t matter if Republicans antagonize female voters because they can be replaced by male voters.
That was a sharp turnaround from his predecessor Rodrigo Duterte, who feared that a larger American military footprint could antagonize Beijing.
Knowing how Trump thinks — and assuming everyone else thinks the same way — he no doubt believes that it wouldn't be wise to antagonize this man with whom he once conspired to destroy people's reputations.
“When we are fighting for our survival, we can’t afford to antagonize either Biden or Trump,” Mr. Merezhko said.
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