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   An·tag·o·nism

   /anˈtaɡəˌniz(ə)m/

   

   noun

   • 1. active hostility or opposition: "the antagonism between them"
   • ▪ inhibition of or interference with the action of one substance or organism by another.

   Word Origin early 18th century: from antagon- (in either antagonist or antagonize) + -ism.

   Scrabble Points: 13

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