antagonize

tr.v., -nized, -niz·ing, -niz·es.

1. To incur the dislike of; provoke hostility or enmity in: antagonized her officemates with her rude behavior.
2. To counteract.

[Greek antagōnizesthai, to struggle against : anti-, anti- + agōnizesthai, to struggle (from agōn, contest; see agony).]

v

Definition: cause problem; oppose
Antonyms: agree, aid, help

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IN BRIEF: To provoke or oppose.

You cannot antagonize and influence at the same time. — J.S. Knox

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The verb has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: provoke the hostility of
  Synonym: antagonise

Meaning #2: act in opposition to
  Synonyms: antagonise, counteract

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - modarbejde, modvirke

Nederlands (Dutch)
vijandig/kwaad maken, neutraliseren

Français (French)
v. tr. - contrarier, éveiller l'hostilité de

Deutsch (German)
v. - zum Feind machen, reizen, entgegenwirken

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - ανταγωνίζομαι, αντιτίθεμαι, πάω κόντρα

Italiano (Italian)
antagonizzare, inimicarsi

Português (Portuguese)
v. - hostilizar, antagonizar

Русский (Russian)
вызывать вражду, противодействие

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - enemistar, provocar antagonismo, contrariar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - reta, stöta bort

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
使对抗, 对...起反作用, 使敌对, 中和

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 使對抗, 對...起反作用, 使敵對, 中和

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 을 적으로 돌리다, 을 중화하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 中和する, 対抗する, 敵にまわす, 敵対行動をとる, 敵をつくる, 敵意を抱かせる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يخاصم, يعادي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮עורר איבה/התנגדות, פעל נגד, נטה לנטרל‬

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