antagonism
Example Sentences
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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.”
It noted "leadership dysfunction" and "antagonism" between leadership teams.
From BBC
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen’s visit to Beijing, where she was meeting with senior Chinese officials to try to soothe antagonisms over a host of issues and promote global financial stability.
From Seattle Times
“Mean,” a takedown of a rock critic, becomes a banjo-led treatise on antagonism of any kind; the blues-y “Dear John” centers on a young woman’s tumultuous relationship with an older man.
From Seattle Times
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