antagonist
/ænˈtæɡənəst/an-TA-guh-nuhst
/ænˈtæɡənəst/an-TA-guh-nuhst
Meaningone who struggles against
Common meaning: an opponent
- antopposite (Greek anti before a vowel)
- agona contest, struggleLiddell & Scott, Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon (1889), p. · scan
- ista person who does or follows
‘opposite (Greek anti before a vowel)’ + ‘a contest, struggle’ → antagonist
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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Origin: Built on Greek ἀγών ‘a contest, struggle’.
Roots
- ἀγών Greek “a contest, struggle”
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