antagonism

noun

1. a state of deep-seated ill-will

Similar word(s): enmity, hostility

Definition categories: state

2. the relation between opposing principles or forces or factors

- the inherent antagonism of capitalism and socialism

Definition categories: link, oppositeness, opposition

3. an actively expressed feeling of dislike and hostility

Definition categories: feeling, dislike, enmity, hostility

4. (biochemistry) interference in or inhibition of the physiological action of a chemical substance by another having a similar structure

Definition categories: act, hinderance, hindrance, interference