antagonism
Example Sentences
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Meanwhile, other rivalries—with U.S. allies on both sides—are supplanting the Iran-Israel antagonism.
The expression on the man’s face changed from antagonism to concern.
From Literature
The definitive bands working in the style took the loud and rude antagonism of punk and integrated forms outside of rock, incorporating the bass-forward presentation of reggae and the abstraction of art-rock.
William, worried about the growing antagonism between English and Scots over the affair, pushed for a political union between the two countries.
“He may not encourage antagonism, but he will not permit the softness in amiability.”
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
