antagonism
noun
[ anˈtaɡ(ə)nɪz(ə)m ]
• active hostility or opposition.
• "the antagonism between them"
Similar:
hostility,
friction,
enmity,
antipathy,
animus,
opposition,
dissension,
rivalry,
feud,
conflict,
discord,
contention,
acrimony,
bitterness,
rancour,
resentment,
aversion,
dislike,
ill feeling,
bad feeling,
ill will,
bad blood,
hatred,
hate,
loathing,
detestation,
abhorrence,
odium,
malice,
spite,
spitefulness,
venom,
malevolence,
malignity,
grudges,
grievances,
needle,
disrelish,
Origin:
early 19th century: from French antagonisme, from Greek antagōnizesthai ‘struggle against’ (see antagonist).
