What is the difference between enemy and antagonist?
enemy | antagonist |
Someone who is hostile to, feels hatred towards, opposes the interests of, or intends injury to someone else.
A hostile force or nation; a fighting member of such a force or nation.
An alliance of such forces.
Something harmful or threatening to another
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An opponent or enemy.
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One who antagonizes or stirs.
(biochemistry) A chemical that binds to a receptor but does not produce a physiological response, blocking the action of agonist chemicals.
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The main character or force opposing the protagonist in a literary work or drama.
(anatomy) A muscle that acts in opposition to another.
As nouns the difference between enemy and antagonist
is that enemy is someone who is hostile to, feels hatred towards, opposes the interests of, or intends injury to someone else while antagonist is an opponent or enemy.As an adjective enemy
is of, relating to, or belonging to an enemy.enemy
English
Noun
(wikipedia enemy) (enemies)- He made a lot of enemies after reducing the working hours in his department.
- Crush the enemy !
- rally together against a common enemy .
- The very thing the 16 skiers and snowboarders had sought — fresh, soft snow — instantly became the enemy . Somewhere above, a pristine meadow cracked in the shape of a lightning bolt, slicing a slab nearly 200 feet across and 3 feet deep. Gravity did the rest.
Synonyms
* foe * unfriend * adversary * nemesis * backfriendAntonyms
* ally * friendDerived terms
{{der3, archenemy , enemydom , enemyful , enemyhood , enemyish , enemyless , enemylike , enemyness , enemyship , enemywise}}See also
* nemesisStatistics
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* (l) 1000 English basic words ----antagonist
English
Noun
(en noun)- antagonist of Heaven's Almighty King
- our antagonists in these controversies
- A flexor, which bends a part, is the antagonist of an extensor, which extends it.