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antagony

antagony noun: antagonism (opposition, contest).

Noun

antagony

  1. (obsolete) antagonism (opposition, contest)
    • antagony that is between Christ and Belial1643, J[ohn] M[ilton], The Doctrine and Discipline of Divorce: […], London: […] T[homas] P[aine] and M[atthew] S[immons] […], →OCLC

Origin of antagony

From Ancient Greek ἀντᾰγωνίᾱ (antăgōníā).

Questions about antagony

What does antagony mean?
Antagony means antagonism (opposition, contest).
What part of speech is antagony?
Antagony is a noun.

Words near antagony in the dictionary

  1. antagonized
  2. antagonizer
  3. antagonizers
  4. antagonizes
  5. antagonizing
  6. antagony
  7. antagonym
  8. antagonyms
  9. antags
  10. antaircraft
  11. Antakarinya

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