antagonizing
antagonizing adjective: tending to antagonize. Also the present participle and gerund of antagonize.
Adjective
antagonizing (comparative more antagonizing, superlative most antagonizing)
- Tending to antagonize.
- In other words, agents are more persuaded by anti-establishment frames when the establishment is both more antagonizing and more resistant to change.2002, Nick Crossley, Making Sense Of Social Movements, page 138
- He had a kind of pugnacity about him that could be very antagonizing.2008, Barry Cooper, Jodi Bruhn, Voegelin Recollected: Conversations on a Life, page 132
Also used as
antagonizing is also the present participle and gerund of antagonize.
Forms of antagonizing
| comparative | more antagonizing |
|---|---|
| superlative | most antagonizing |
| alternative form | antagonising |
Words formed from antagonizing
Questions about antagonizing
- What does antagonizing mean?
- Antagonizing means tending to antagonize.
- What part of speech is antagonizing?
- Antagonizing is an adjective.
Words near antagonizing in the dictionary
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