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    [Adjective]  | "an*tag*o*nis*tic" | \ (ˌ)an-ˌta-gə-ˈni-stik \


    1: showing dislike or opposition : marked by or resulting from antagonism


    Origin: circa 1637 ;

     See: {antagonize };

    [Noun]  | "an*tag*o*nist" | \ an-ˈta-gə-nist \


    1: one that contends with or opposes another : adversary, opponent

    2: an agent of physiological antagonism: such as

    3: a muscle that contracts with and limits the action of an agonist with which it is paired —called also antagonistic muscle


    Origin: 1555 ;

     See: {antagonize };

    [Adjective]  | "antagonistic" 


    1: marked by opposition or ill will;


      * e.g., " ... countries that have been antagonistic towards each other for centuries "





    [Noun]  | "antagonist" 


    1: one that is hostile toward another;


      * e.g., " ... please name the novel's hero and his antagonist "





    2: one that takes a position opposite another in a competition or conflict;


      * e.g., " ... his antagonist in the boxing match "



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     [ "antagonistic" ]

    1: being antagonistic is opposing progress or being negative and possibly being hostile.

      * e.g.,  ... Stop being so antagonistic. I know it wasn't the plan but, it's not too big a deal if you come earlier and help out. 

     [ "Antagonist" ]

    1: An antagonist is a character(s), institute, or concept that is used as a force of opposition towards the protagonist. Often, in most cases, the antagonist is a bad guy, a villain, however that isn't always the case. In some cases, the antagonist could very well be a good person, a hero.

      * e.g.,  ... Person 1: Those cops in those movies where they try to stop criminals are good antagonists. 

     [ "antagonist" ]

    1: the character in a good vs. evil plot that opposes the good/hero.

      * e.g.,  ... everyone seems to root for the hero's in stories...but i like to root for the antagonist 

     [ "antagonist" ]

    1: A character who opposes the protagonist(s). typically avillain, but not always.

      * e.g.,  ... Dr. Eggman is usually the antagonist in the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise. 

     [ "Antagonist" ]

    1: An antagonist is the bad guy in a movie,book or video game that makes life impossible to the protagonist,in this case the good guy.

      * e.g.,  ... Top 20 video game antagonists: Nº20:Albert Wesker (Resident Evil) Nº19:Claudia Wolf (Silent Hill 3) Nº18:Edgar Ross (Red Dead Redemption) Nº17: Shaun Calderon (25 To Life) Nº16: Massimo Torini (Grand Theft Auto Liberty City Stories) Nº15: Vassili Rykov (Aliens Vs. Predator 2) Nº14: Jerry Martinez (Grand Theft Auto Vice City Stories) Nº13: Lionel Starkweather (Manhunt) Nº12: Jack Alexander (Hitman Blood Money) Nº11: Dr. Proton (Duke Nukem) Nº10: Leo Kasper (Manhunt 2) Nº09: Osmund Saddler (Resident Evil 4) Nº08: Emilio Barzini (The Godfather The Game) Nº07: The Elder Brother (Kane & Lynch Dead Men) Nº06: Frank Tenpenny (Grand Theft Auto San Andreas) Nº05: Gary Smith (Bully) Nº04: Blake Dexter (Hitman Absolution) Nº03: Governor Griffon (Red Dead Revolver) Nº02: Shangsi (Kane & Lynch 2 Dog Days) Nº01: Mental (Serious Sam) 

     [ "Antagonist" ]

    1: Someone that claims to spread light, love, and hope like wildfire while they really sow darkness, hate, and despair/desparation under the surface of others.

      * e.g.,  ... She was an antagonist her entire life. She made it her life's work to be an antagonist. 

     [ "Antagonist" ]

    1: Someone that claims to spread light, love, and hope like wildfire while they really sow darkness, hate, and despair/desparation under the surface of others.

      * e.g.,  ... She was an antagonist her entire life. She made it her life's work to be an antagonist. 

     [ "Antagonistic Marketing" ]

    1: Antagonistic Marketing is a strategy used by media companies like Disney. Basically you come in throwing stones hoping to stir up controversy. You deliberately want some people to be offended. You sacrifice a smaller market in hopes of capturing a larger one. You also hope that by making people angry you will bait them into constantly talking about your movie/TV show/video game, giving you free publicity and helping grow exposure for your product. This is all rooted in the false idea that any press is good press.

      * e.g.,  ... Alex: Did you see the trailer for that new Netflix show? 

     [ "Dopaminergic Antagonist" ]

    1: The ultimate kill joy. Someone who makes others so miserable, he/she suppress the effects of dopamine on mood.

      * e.g.,  ... Your boss is such a dopaminergic antagonist that every time you have a meeting with him, you're depressed for the rest of the month. 

     [ "pre-antagonist" ]

    1:  Somebody who used to be the antagonist of a game, movie, etc.

      * e.g.,  ... Guy 1: "Did you hear that character in game used to be an antagonist?" 


     [ "pre-antagonist" ]

    2:  You misspelled Prantagonist.

      * e.g.,  ... Guy 2: "So he's a pre-antagonist. right." 


     [ "pre-antagonist" ]

    3: OR

      * e.g.,  ... OR 


     [ "pre-antagonist" ]

    4: A word that I probably just made right now at midnight.

      * e.g.,  ... Guy 1: "You know that character from game is a preantagonist." 

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