antagonist
Antagonist (from ancient Greek ἀνταγωνιστής antagōnistēs , German 'rival, enemy [in war, in court]' ; formed from ancient Greek ἀντί antí , German 'against' as well as ancient Greek ἄγειν ágein , German 'to lead, to take with you, to carry out, act ' , literally' counter- acting ' ) or synonymous opponent stands for:
- Opponent , adversary
- Antagonist (literature) , opponent to the main character, the protagonist
- Antagonist (ecology) , biological species that is in competition or hostile relationship with another species
- Antagonist (muscle) , is stretched when the opposing agonist muscle shortens
- Antagonist (pharmacology) , substance that inhibits the action of an agonistic agent without triggering an effect itself
- Antagonist (dentistry) , tooth that is opposite to a specific tooth
Antagonism or antagonism stands for:
- Antagonism (physiology) , opposing modes of action of functionally linked pairs of structures and active ingredients
- enmity
- contrast
- Contradiction (dialectic)
See also:
- antagonistic pleiotropy (explanatory model for the aging of organisms)
- Opponent (disambiguation)
- Antipode (disambiguation)
- Agonist (disambiguation)
Individual evidence
- ^ Wilhelm Pape , Max Sengebusch (arrangement): Concise dictionary of the Greek language . 3rd edition, 6th impression. Vieweg & Sohn, Braunschweig 1914 ( zeno.org [accessed December 5, 2019]).
Wiktionary: Antagonist - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations
Wiktionary: antagonism - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations
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