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antagonistic.

Contending or acting against.

12 characters5 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ænˌtæɡ.əˈnɪs.tɪk/Received-Pronunciation/ænˌtæɡ.əˈnɪs.tɪk/Canada, General-American[ɛənˌtæɡ.əˈnɪs.tɪk]Canada, General-American/ænˌtæɡ.əˈnɪs.tɪk/Australia

  1. Contending or acting against.

  2. Relating to an antagonist.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree English antagonist Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English antagonistic From antagonist + -ic.

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