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 an·tag·o·nism /ænˈtægəˌnɪzəm/
 對抗,對立,敵對,敵視

 an·tag·o·nism /ænˈtægəˌnɪzəm/ 名詞
 對抗作用,拮抗作用

 an·tag·o·nism n.  Opposition of action; counteraction or contrariety of things or principles.
 Note: ☞ We speak of antagonism between two things, to or against a thing, and sometimes with a thing.
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 antagonism
      n 1: a state of deep-seated ill-will [syn: hostility, enmity]
      2: the relation between opposing principles or forces or
         factors; "the inherent antagonism of capitalism and
         socialism"
      3: an actively expressed feeling of dislike and hostility
      4: (biochemistry) interference in or inhibition of the
         physiological action of a chemical substance by another
         having a similar structure