antagonism
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"A youth movement will be more effective when internal divisions are minimal, there is ideological plurality without antagonism, and there are few established parties that can easily hijack the movement's results."
From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026
Even as they profess admiration for one another’s work, Ruth, Jay and Leigh sink into a bog of miscommunication and antagonism.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026
The sisters’ mutual antagonism has a few clever beats, like when they bicker over who had the superior working-class restaurant job, Grace waiting tables or Faith as a hostess.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026
At the time, his identity as a gay conservative framed much of his antagonism toward Islam.
From Slate • Dec. 8, 2025
And when poor Briony found the boys’ letter, it was the same antagonism that had made Emily turn on her with unusual sharpness.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
Vocabulary lists containing antagonism
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