antagonism

Nouns

  • (n) a state of deep-seated ill-will enmity, hostility,
  • (n) the relation between opposing principles or forces or factors
    • the inherent antagonism of capitalism and socialism
  • (n) an actively expressed feeling of dislike and hostility
  • (n) (biochemistry) interference in or inhibition of the physiological action of a chemical substance by another having a similar structure

Synonyms

enmity hostility

Words of close approximity

antagonise antagonist
antagonise antagonist antagonize