- antagonism (to/toward(s) somebody/something) | antagonism (between A and B)
feelings of opposition and hate synonym hostility對立情緒;對抗情緒;敵對;敵意 The antagonism he felt towards his old enemy was still very strong. 他對宿敵的仇恨仍然十分強烈。 You could sense the antagonism between them. 你能覺察出他們之間有對立情緒。 the racial antagonisms in society 社會上的種族對立情緒
Extra ExamplesTopics Feelingsc2The new rules will create a lot of antagonism. 新規定將激起很大的對立情緒。 She felt nothing but antagonism towards her boss. 她對老板只懷有敵意。 an attitude of antagonism to the legal profession 對法律界的敵對態度 Natural antagonisms and rivalries between the communities became worse. 群體間原本具有的對抗和競爭關系變得越來越惡劣。 The gap between rich and poor is widening and class antagonism is growing. 貧富差距越來越大,階級對立愈發嚴重。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- great
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- mutual
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- feel
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- antagonism between
- antagonism to
- antagonism towards/toward
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Word Originearly 19th cent.: from French antagonisme, from Greek antagōnizesthai ‘struggle against’, from ant- ‘against’ + agōnizesthai ‘struggle’ (from agōn ‘contest’).