Catalan

Adjective

antagonista m, f ‎(masculine and feminine plural antagonistes)

1. antagonistic

Noun

antagonista m, f ‎(plural antagonistes)

1. antagonist

Antonyms

• protagonista

Related terms

• antagonisme

Italian

Noun

antagonista m ‎(plural antagonisti) antagonista f ‎(plural antagoniste)

1. antagonist (all senses)
2. rival

Adjective

antagonista m ‎(feminine singular antagonista, masculine plural antagonisti, feminine plural antagoniste)

1. antagonist, antagonistic

Related terms

• antagonistico

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin antagonista, from Ancient Greek ἀνταγωνιστής ‎(antagōnistḗs, “opponent”) (ἀντί ‎(antí, “against”) + ἀγωνιστής ‎(agōnistḗs, “a combatant, pleader, actor”)), from ἀνταγωνίζεσθαι ‎(antagōnízesthai, “antagonize”).

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): [ˌɐ̃.ta.ɡo.ˈniʃ.tɐ]
• (Brazil) IPA^(key): [ˌɐ̃.ta.ɡo.ˈnis.ta]
• (Carioca) IPA^(key): [ˌɐ̃.ta.ɡo.ˈniʃ.ta]

Noun

antagonista m f (plural antagonistas)

1. antagonist (opponent)
2. antagonist (in literature)

Synonyms

• (1) oponente, adversário, contraditor, competidor, opositor, inimigo
• (2) vilão

Antonyms

• (1) amigo, aliado, parceiro
• (2) protagonista

Related terms

• antagônico, antagonismo

Spanish

Adjective

antagonista m, f ‎(plural antagonistas)

1. antagonist

Noun

antagonista f ‎(plural antagonistas)

1. antagonist