antagonism (to/toward(s) somebody/something) | antagonism (between A and B) feelings of opposition and hate 对立情绪；对抗情绪；敌对；敌意synonym hostility- The antagonism he felt towards his old enemy was still very strong.他对宿敌的仇恨仍然十分强烈。🔊🔊
- You could sense the antagonism between them.你能觉察出他们之间有对立情绪。
- the racial antagonisms in society社会上的种族对立情绪
Extra Examples- The new rules will create a lot of antagonism.新规定将激起很大的对立情绪。
- She felt nothing but antagonism towards her boss.她对老板只怀有敌意。
- an attitude of antagonism to the legal profession对法律界的敌对态度
- Natural antagonisms and rivalries between the communities became worse.群体间原本具有的对抗和竞争关系变得越来越恶劣。
- The gap between rich and poor is widening and class antagonism is growing.贫富差距越来越大，阶级对立愈发严重。
Topics Feelingsc2Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjectiveverb + antagonismpreposition- antagonism between
- antagonism to
- antagonism towards/toward
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See full entry Word Originearly 19th cent.: from French antagonisme, from Greek antagōnizesthai ‘struggle against’, from ant- ‘against’ + agōnizesthai ‘struggle’ (from agōn ‘contest’).