antagonista

== Catalan == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin antagonista, from Ancient Greek ἀνταγωνιστής (antagōnistḗs, “opponent”) (ἀντί (antí, “against”) + ἀγωνιστής (agōnistḗs, “a combatant, pleader, actor”)), from ἀνταγωνίζομαι (antagōnízomai, “to antagonize”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [ən.tə.ɣuˈnis.tə] IPA(key): (Valencia) [an.ta.ɣoˈnis.ta] Rhymes: -ista Hyphenation: an‧ta‧go‧nis‧ta === Adjective === antagonista m or f (masculine and feminine plural antagonistes) antagonistic === Noun === antagonista m or f by sense (plural antagonistes) antagonist Antonym: protagonista ==== Related terms ==== antagonisme == Italian == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin antagonista, from Ancient Greek ἀνταγωνιστής (antagōnistḗs, “opponent”) (ἀντί (antí, “against”) + ἀγωνιστής (agōnistḗs, “a combatant, pleader, actor”)), from ἀνταγωνίζομαι (antagōnízomai, “to antagonize”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /an.ta.ɡoˈnis.ta/ Rhymes: -ista Hyphenation: an‧ta‧go‧nì‧sta === Noun === antagonista m or f by sense (masculine plural antagonisti, feminine plural antagoniste) antagonist (all senses) rival ==== Descendants ==== → Maltese: antagonista === Adjective === antagonista m or f by sense (masculine plural antagonisti, feminine plural antagoniste) antagonist, antagonistic Antonym: protagonista ==== Related terms ==== antagonistico === Further reading === antagonista in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana == Maltese == === Etymology === Borrowed from Italian antagonista. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /an.ta.ɡɔˈniːs.ta/ Rhymes: -iːsta === Noun === antagonista m or f by sense (plural antagonisti) antagonist ==== Related terms ==== == Polish == === Etymology === Borrowed from French antagoniste, from Latin antagōnista, from Ancient Greek ἀνταγωνιστής (antagōnistḗs). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /an.ta.ɡɔˈɲis.ta/ Rhymes: -ista Syllabification: an‧ta‧go‧nis‧ta === Noun === antagonista m pers (female equivalent antagonistka) (literary) antagonist (someone who acts against someone else) Synonyms: adwersarz, oponent, przeciwnik Antonym: zwolennik (film, literature, theater) antagonist (main opponent) Antonym: protagonista ==== Declension ==== === Noun === antagonista m inan (anatomy) antagonist (a muscle that acts in opposition to another) (anatomy) antagonist tooth (a tooth that touches another on the opposite jaw) (biochemistry) antagonist tooth (a chemical that binds to a receptor but does not produce a physiological response, blocking the action of agonist chemicals) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === antagonista in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN antagonista in Polish dictionaries at PWN == Portuguese == === Etymology === From Latin antagonista, from Ancient Greek ἀνταγωνιστής (antagōnistḗs, “opponent”, from ἀντί (antí, “against”) +‎ ἀγωνιστής (agōnistḗs, “a combatant, pleader, actor”)), from ἀνταγωνίζομαι (antagōnízomai, “to antagonize”). === Pronunciation === Rhymes: (Portugal, Rio de Janeiro) -iʃtɐ, (Brazil) -istɐ, (Southern Brazil) -ista Hyphenation: an‧ta‧go‧nis‧ta === Noun === antagonista m or f by sense (plural antagonistas) antagonist (opponent) Synonyms: oponente, adversário, contraditor, competidor, opositor, inimigo Antonyms: aliado, amigo, parceiro (literature) antagonist Synonym: vilão Antonym: protagonista ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “antagonista”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “antagonista”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin antagonista, from Ancient Greek ἀνταγωνιστής (antagōnistḗs, “opponent”) (ἀντί (antí, “against”) + ἀγωνιστής (agōnistḗs, “a combatant, pleader, actor”)), from ἀνταγωνίζομαι (antagōnízomai, “to antagonize”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /antaɡoˈnista/ [ãn̪.t̪a.ɣ̞oˈnis.t̪a] Rhymes: -ista Syllabification: an‧ta‧go‧nis‧ta === Adjective === antagonista m or f (masculine and feminine plural antagonistas) antagonistic === Noun === antagonista m or f by sense (plural antagonistas) antagonist Synonym: contravida Antonym: protagonista (biochemistry) antagonist Antonym: agonista ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “antagonista”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 == Tagalog == === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish antagonista, from Late Latin antagonista, from Ancient Greek ἀνταγωνιστής (antagōnistḗs, “opponent”). === Pronunciation === (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔantaɡoˈnista/ [ʔɐn̪.t̪ɐ.ɣoˈn̪is.t̪ɐ] Rhymes: -ista Syllabification: an‧ta‧go‧nis‧ta === Noun === antagonista (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜈ᜔ᜆᜄᜓᜈᜒᜐ᜔ᜆ) antagonist Synonyms: kalaban, kakontra, kasalungat, kontrabida, opositor, katunggali, kabaka ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “antagonista”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025 “antagonista”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018 Cuadrado Muñiz, Adolfo (1972), Hispanismos en el tagalo: diccionario de vocablos de origen español vigentes en esta lengua filipina, Madrid: Oficina de Educación Iberoamericana, page 38