Antagonist /(ăn*tăg"ō̇*nĭst)/
An·tag·o·nist
Antagonist
n.
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One who contends with another, especially in combat; an adversary; an opponent.
Antagonist of Heaven's Almighty King.
Our antagonists in these controversies.
- A muscle which acts in opposition to another; as a flexor, which bends a part, is the antagonist of an extensor, which extends it. (Anat.)
- A medicine which opposes the action of another medicine or of a poison when absorbed into the blood or tissues. (Med.)
Antagonist
a.
- Antagonistic; opposing; counteracting; as, antagonist schools of philosophy.