antagonist

== English == === Etymology === From Latin antagonista, from Ancient Greek ἀνταγωνιστής (antagōnistḗs, “opponent”) (ἀντί (antí, “against”) + ἀγωνιστής (agōnistḗs, “a combatant, pleader, actor”)), from ἀνταγωνίζομαι (antagōnízomai, “to antagonize”). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ænˈtæɡənɪst/ (General American, Canada) IPA(key): /ænˈtæɡənɪst/, [ɛə̯nˈtæɡənɪst] (General Australian) IPA(key): /ænˈtæɡənɪst/ === Noun === antagonist (plural antagonists) An opponent or enemy. One who antagonizes or stirs. (biochemistry) A chemical that binds to a receptor but does not produce a physiological response, blocking the action of other agonist chemicals, such as endogenous chemical messengers. Synonym: blocker Coordinate term: agonist 2001: The calcium antagonists represent one of the top ten classes of prescription drugs in terms of commercial value, with worldwide sales of nearly $10 billion in 1999. — Leslie Iversen, Drugs: A Very Short Introduction (Oxford 2001, p. 41) (authorship) The main character or force opposing the protagonist in a literary work or drama. (anatomy) A muscle that acts in opposition to another. ==== Antonyms ==== protagonist agonist (biochemistry) ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === stagnation == Danish == === Noun === antagonist c (singular definite antagonisten, plural indefinite antagonister) (literature) antagonist ==== Declension ==== ==== Synonyms ==== skurk === Further reading === “antagonist” in Den Danske Ordbog == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French antagoniste, from Latin antagonista. === Adjective === antagonist m or n (feminine singular antagonistă, masculine plural antagoniști, feminine/neuter plural antagoniste) antagonistic Synonym: antagonic ==== Declension ==== === Noun === antagonist m (plural antagoniști) antagonist ==== Declension ==== == Swedish == === Noun === antagonist c an antagonist (opponent or enemy) (authorship) an antagonist Antonym: protagonist (biochemistry) an antagonist (anatomy) an antagonist ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== antagonism ==== See also ==== motståndare protagonist === References === antagonist in Svensk ordbok (SO) antagonist in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL) antagonist in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB) == Turkish == === Etymology === From French antagoniste. === Noun === antagonist (definite accusative antagonisti, plural antagonistler) antagonist Synonyms: düşman, hasım, yağı ==== Declension ====