Antagonize - English meaning

ænˈtæɡ.ə.naɪz

Antagonize – definitions in English dictionary

verb
Cause (someone) to become hostile.
Usage examples:
The aim was to antagonize visiting supporters
Synonims:
Arouse hostility inAlienateEstrangeDisaffectAngerAnnoyProvokeVexIrritateOffendAggravateRileNeedleGet someone's back upMake someone's hackles riseRub up the wrong wayRuffle som
verb
(of a substance) act as an antagonist of (a substance or its action).
Usage examples:
Two other drugs antagonized the antidepressant-like effect
verb
Cause (someone) to become hostile or angry.
Usage examples:
He antagonized fellow architects by criticizing traditional values

verb
To anger someone enough to dislike and oppose you
Usage examples:
The company doesn’t want to antagonize one of its biggest oil suppliers.

verb
To make someone dislike you or feel opposed to you
Usage examples:
It's a very delicate situation and i've no wish to antagonize him.

Antagonize translation into English

Antagonize: translate from English into Chinese

对抗, 敌对

Antagonize: translate from English into Dutch

Tegenwerken, Vijandig maken

Antagonize: translate from English into French

Contrarier, Braquer

Antagonize: translate from English into German

Antagonisieren, Verärgern, Widerstand hervorrufen

Antagonize: translate from English into Hindi

विरोध करना, (किसी शक्ति आदि का) प्रभाव कम कर देना, प्रभाव समाप्त करना, विफल करना, रद्द करना, तोड़ देना

Antagonize: translate from English into Italian

Inimicarsi, Contrapporsi a, Provocare l'ostilità di

Antagonize: translate from English into Korean

적대하다, 대항하다, 반대시키다, 대항시키다, 반대하다, 중화하다

Antagonize: translate from English into Russian

Противодействовать, Сопротивляться, Бороться, Порождать антагонизм, Порождать вражду

Antagonize: translate from English into Spanish

Enemistarse, Contrariar, Suscitar el antagonismo de

Word origin

mid 18th century (in the sense ‘struggle against’): from Greek antagōnizesthai, from ant- ‘against’ + agōnizesthai ‘struggle’ (from agōn ‘contest’).

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Antagonize synonims

aggravate

ˈæɡ.rə.veɪt

verb
Make (a problem, injury, or offence) worse or more serious.
Usage examples:
Military action would only aggravate the situation

verb
To make something bad worse
Usage examples:
Road repair work has aggravated the problem of traffic congestion., it really aggravates me when th…

verb
To make a bad situation worse
Usage examples:
Attempts to restrict parking in the city centre have further aggravated the problem of traffic cong…

Aggravate - all meanings in English

alienate

ˈeɪ.li.ə.neɪt

verb
Make (someone) feel isolated or estranged.
Usage examples:
An urban environment which would alienate its inhabitants

verb
To cause a person or people to stop supporting someone or to stop feeling welcome
Usage examples:
All these changes to the newspaper have alienated its old readers., the alienation of young adults …

verb
To cause someone or a group of people to stop supporting and agreeing with you
Usage examples:
All these changes to the newspaper have alienated its traditional readers.

Alienate - all meanings in English

anger

ˈæŋ.ɡər

noun
A strong feeling of annoyance, displeasure, or hostility.
Usage examples:
The colonel's anger at his daughter's disobedience

verb
Fill (someone) with anger; provoke anger in.
Usage examples:
She was angered by his terse answer

noun
The feeling people get when something unfair, painful, or bad happens
Usage examples:
You need to control your anger., he yelled at them in anger., his constant complaining only angered…

Anger - all meanings in English

annoy

əˈnɔɪ

verb
Make (someone) a little angry; irritate.
Usage examples:
The decision really annoyed him

verb
To make someone slightly angry or upset
Usage examples:
I know you’re doing this only to annoy me., [ u ] as soon as he saw me, a look of annoyance crossed…

verb
To make someone angry
Usage examples:
Tina really annoyed me in the meeting this morning., i'm sorry - is my cough annoying you?, [ + tha…

Annoy - all meanings in English

estrange

ɪˈstreɪndʒ

verb
Cause (someone) to be no longer on friendly terms with someone.
Usage examples:
He became estranged from his father

verb
To cause someone to no longer have a friendly relationship with another person or other people
Usage examples:
Her lifestyle estranged her from her parents., cultural changes can estrange the reader from old te…

verb
To cause you to feel that you do not understand someone or something, or do not have any connection with him, her, or it
Usage examples:
Estrange someone from something cultural differences can estrange the reader from old texts.

Estrange - all meanings in English

irritate

ˈɪr.ɪ.teɪt

verb
Make (someone) annoyed or a little angry.
Usage examples:
His tone irritated her

verb
To annoy or make angry
Usage examples:
After a while the noise began to irritate him., at first my contact lenses irritated my eyes.

verb
To make someone angry or annoyed
Usage examples:
After a while her behaviour really began to irritate me.

Irritate - all meanings in English

needle

noun
A very fine slender piece of polished metal with a point at one end and a hole or eye for thread at the other, used in sewing.
Usage examples:
A darning needle

verb
Prick or pierce with or as if with a needle.
Usage examples:
Dust needled his eyes

verb
A sharp pointed implement

Needle - all meanings in English

offend

əˈfend

verb
Cause to feel upset, annoyed, or resentful.
Usage examples:
17 per cent of viewers said they had been offended by bad language

verb
To cause to be upset or to hurt the feelings of someone, esp. by being rude or showing a lack of respect
Usage examples:
I think she was offended that she wasn’t invited to the party.

verb
To commit a crime
Usage examples:
She was released from jail, only to offend again three weeks later., the store refused to stock the…

Offend - all meanings in English

provoke

verb
Stimulate or give rise to (a reaction or emotion, typically a strong or unwelcome one) in someone.
Usage examples:
The decision provoked a storm of protest from civil rights organizations

verb
Provide the needed stimulus for

verb
To try to make a person or an animal angry or annoyed
Usage examples:
He was trying to provoke me into a fight., i’m trying to make people think, provoke their emotions.…

Provoke - all meanings in English

rile

verb
Make (someone) annoyed or irritated.
Usage examples:
He has been riled by suggestions that his arsenal future is in doubt

Rile - all meanings in English

rub up the wrong way

idiom
To annoy someone without intending to
Usage examples:
As soon as they met they started to rub each other up the wrong way.

Rub up the wrong way - all meanings in English

vex

verb
Make (someone) feel annoyed, frustrated, or worried, especially with trivial matters.
Usage examples:
The memory of the conversation still vexed him

adjective
Angry; annoyed.
Usage examples:
I ain't vex with you

verb
To cause someone to feel annoyance or trouble
Usage examples:
The question that vexes ben the most is, "why me?", rising gas prices are a vexing problem.

Vex - all meanings in English

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