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What is the noun for antagonising?

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antagonist
  1. An opponent or enemy.
  2. One who antagonizes or stirs.
  3. (biochemistry) A chemical that binds to a receptor but does not produce a physiological response, blocking the action of agonist chemicals.
  4. The main character or force opposing the protagonist in a literary work or drama.
  5. (anatomy) A muscle that acts in opposition to another.
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  7. Examples:
    1. “He was looking forward to crushing his hated antagonist into the dusty surface of the desert!”
      “The screen comes alive when either the protagonist or his worthy antagonist is present.”
      “The bear, wolf, coyote, fisher, wolverine, otter, and lynx prey upon the beaver who is, nevertheless, a powerful antagonist when at bay.”
antagonism
  1. a strong natural dislike or hatred; antipathy
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  3. Examples:
    1. “The symbolic separation and opposition aside, the personal antagonism between the two men is not imagined by the media.”
      “Rather, all known abused drugs affect a limited number of neurotransmitters by agonism or antagonism of a specific receptor site.”
      “Open public antagonism towards farmers will not help them, their communities or the rest of us.”
antagonization
  1. A process or action of antagonizing.
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  3. Examples:
    1. “While her constant sarcastic remarks toward her colleagues were meant as harmless banter, they ultimately led to endless antagonization and strained relationships within the office.”
antagony
antagonizer
antagoniser
  1. Alternative form of antagonizer
antagonizations
antagonisers
  1. plural of antagoniser
antagonizers
antagonisms
  1. plural of antagonism
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  3. Examples:
    1. “Eleven years in the political wilderness had freed me from ordinary party antagonisms.”
      “Mussolini's fascism attempted to remove class antagonisms through nationalism and corporatism.”
      “And, conversely, the existence of the state proves that the class antagonisms are irreconcilable.”
antagonists
  1. plural of antagonist
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  3. Examples:
    1. “It comes as something of a surprise to learn that many of the most dedicated Allied escapers respected their resourceful Luftwaffe antagonists.”
      “Thus, when the culture wars began in the late 1960s, the antagonists of a traditional curriculum were pushing against an open door.”
      “Administration of cytokines or cytokine antagonists alters only one aspect of a complex immune response.”
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