antagonism

Example Sentences

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Gender-focused research supports the lived experience of what women already know: There is a rising tide of gender-based antagonism both online and offline.

From Slate • Jan. 6, 2026

“He may not encourage antagonism, but he will not permit the softness in amiability.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 28, 2025

Yet, the film remains seductive despite its near-constant cacophonous antagonism.

From Salon • Nov. 7, 2025

This is now shaping up as a conflict for the ages, especially as it is unclear how the story that has caused the antagonism will end.

From BBC • Aug. 25, 2025

He had expected to encounter antagonism, even confrontation, and instead was being offered sly, misguided collusion.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy