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Meanings of antagonist in English

Russian
антагонист
Portuguese
músculo antagonista
Catalan
antagonista
Spanish
adversario
Wikidata

Man who is hostile to, feels hatred towards, opposes the interests of, or intends injury to someone else.

антагонист
Russian
рецепторный антагонизм
Portuguese
antagonista
Spanish
antagonista
Catalan
antagonista
Wikidata

Class of pharmacological agents, which reduces or diminishes the effect of an agonist on a receptor.

Related terms
рецепторный антагонизм

An immoral person who is commonly seen trying to prevent his or her opponent, the protagonist, from maintaining his or her role in society.

A drug that neutralizes or counteracts the effects of another drug.

Synonyms
Examples for "villian"
Examples for "villian"
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One particularly gruesome scene (spoiler alert) has the top of a villian's head sliced open with a sword.
Wired
2
But for a vow made to my dying mother, that villian's blood had long since removed all grounds of emotion.
Beulah
3
If so, he is not my idea of a villian in appearance.
Mary Louise and Josie O'Gorman
4
But wuss still was that villian of a sentry blazing away at me.
Neville Trueman, the Pioneer Preacher : a tale of the war of 181...
5
Such beloved villians that brought them titilation were always allowed to go free.
Tokyo to Tijuana: Gabriele Departing America
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It's not a problem; just remember that I'm not the bad guy.
The incumbent
2
Said bad guy was after power-andwas on a deadline to boot.
Dead beat
3
Yes, I think Superman will be a bad guy in Justice League.
The Verge
4
But an undercover hero who actually used to be a bad guy?
Wired
5
There is usually no way to tell who the bad guy is.
The Laughing Corpse
Usage of antagonist in English
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Conclusion: Switching of the TNF antagonist over time is a common issue.
Pubmed
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However, recent analyses of antagonist-occupied receptor function suggest a more complex picture.
Pubmed
3
General Saterges had found in Stephen Cordier a powerful antagonist in action.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 02, No. 13, November, 1858 / A Maga...
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Similar effects were observed when microglia were treated with LRP1 antagonist RAP.
Pubmed
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Orexin antagonist leads to significant reduction of sympathetic over-activity during withdrawal syndrome.
Pubmed
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The civilization of Christendom consists in a practical reconciliation of antagonist tendencies.
Ten Great Religions: An Essay in Comparative Theology
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When assayed on GR, however, RU486 alone functioned as an active antagonist.
Pubmed
8
He felt the passes the stronger antagonist was making over the other.
Inferences from Haunted Houses and Haunted Men
9
Loss of the mammalian IAP-antagonist ARTS results in reduced stem cell apoptosis.
Pubmed
10
They dare not so much as look their antagonist in the face.
The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 04 (of 12)
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For a moment their most formidable antagonist was the officer in command.
Tarzan the Untamed
12
Once and only once Julia glanced at the face of her antagonist.
Tempest and Sunshine
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She was on anticoagulation with a vitamin K antagonist for several weeks.
Pubmed
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Because the iceberg is a central antagonist, she ranked it Good vs.
Wired
15
Conclusion: The gastrin antagonist netazepide prevents H. pylori-induced gastritis in Mongolian gerbils.
Pubmed
16
The prize-fighter had kept pace with the preparations of his formidable antagonist.
The Last Galley; Impressions and Tales