antagonista

Borrowed from Latin antagonista, from Ancient Greek ἀνταγωνιστής (antagōnistḗs, “opponent”) (ἀντί (antí, “against”) + ἀγωνιστής (agōnistḗs, “a combatant, pleader, actor”)), from ἀνταγωνίζομαι (antagōnízomai, “to antagonize”).

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ən.tə.ɣuˈnis.tə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [an.ta.ɣoˈnis.ta]
• Rhymes: -ista
• Hyphenation: an‧ta‧go‧nis‧ta

antagonista m or f (masculine and feminine plural antagonistes)

1. antagonistic

antagonista m or f by sense (plural antagonistes)

1. antagonist

   Antonym: protagonista

• antagonisme

Borrowed from Latin antagonista, from Ancient Greek ἀνταγωνιστής (antagōnistḗs, “opponent”) (ἀντί (antí, “against”) + ἀγωνιστής (agōnistḗs, “a combatant, pleader, actor”)), from ἀνταγωνίζομαι (antagōnízomai, “to antagonize”).

• IPA^(key): /an.ta.ɡoˈnis.ta/
• Rhymes: -ista
• Hyphenation: an‧ta‧go‧nì‧sta

antagonista m or f by sense (masculine plural antagonisti, feminine plural antagoniste)

1. antagonist (all senses)
2. rival

• → Maltese: antagonista

antagonista m or f (masculine plural antagonisti, feminine plural antagoniste)

1. antagonist, antagonistic

   Antonym: protagonista

• antagonistico

• antagonista in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Borrowed from Italian antagonista.

• IPA^(key): /an.ta.ɡɔˈniːs.ta/

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• Rhymes: -iːsta

antagonista m or f by sense (plural antagonisti)

1. antagonist

Borrowed from French antagoniste, from Latin antagōnista, from Ancient Greek ἀνταγωνιστής (antagōnistḗs).

• IPA^(key): /an.ta.ɡɔˈɲis.ta/

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• Rhymes: -ista
• Syllabification: an‧ta‧go‧nis‧ta

antagonista m pers (female equivalent antagonistka)

1. (literary) antagonist (someone who acts against someone else)

   Synonyms: adwersarz, oponent, przeciwnik

   Antonym: zwolennik

2. (film, literature, theater) antagonist (main opponent)

   Antonym: protagonista

antagonista m inan

1. (anatomy) antagonist (a muscle that acts in opposition to another)
2. (anatomy) antagonist tooth (a tooth that touches another on the opposite jaw)
3. (biochemistry) antagonist tooth (a chemical that binds to a receptor but does not produce a physiological response, blocking the action of agonist chemicals)

• antagonista in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• antagonista in Polish dictionaries at PWN

From Latin antagonista, from Ancient Greek ἀνταγωνιστής (antagōnistḗs, “opponent”, from ἀντί (antí, “against”) +‎ ἀγωνιστής (agōnistḗs, “a combatant, pleader, actor”)), from ἀνταγωνίζομαι (antagōnízomai, “to antagonize”).

• Audio (Brazil):

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• Rhymes: (Portugal, Rio de Janeiro) -iʃtɐ, (Brazil) -istɐ, (Southern Brazil) -ista
• Hyphenation: an‧ta‧go‧nis‧ta

antagonista m or f by sense (plural antagonistas)

1. antagonist (opponent)

   Synonyms: oponente, adversário, contraditor, competidor, opositor, inimigo

   Antonyms: aliado, amigo, parceiro

2. (literature) antagonist

   Synonym: vilão

   Antonym: protagonista

Borrowed from Latin antagonista, from Ancient Greek ἀνταγωνιστής (antagōnistḗs, “opponent”) (ἀντί (antí, “against”) + ἀγωνιστής (agōnistḗs, “a combatant, pleader, actor”)), from ἀνταγωνίζομαι (antagōnízomai, “to antagonize”).

• IPA^(key): /antaɡoˈnista/ [ãn̪.t̪a.ɣ̞oˈnis.t̪a]

• Audio (Venezuela):

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• Rhymes: -ista
• Syllabification: an‧ta‧go‧nis‧ta

antagonista m or f (masculine and feminine plural antagonistas)

1. antagonistic

antagonista m or f by sense (plural antagonistas)

1. antagonist

   Synonym: contravida

   Antonym: protagonista

2. (biochemistry) antagonist

   Antonym: agonista

• “antagonista”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024