Invidious vs Antagonist - What's the difference?
invidious | antagonist |
(of a distinction) offensively or unfairly discriminating
(of an action or task) causing ill will towards the actor; causing offense.
(of a thing) causing envy or ill will towards the possessor
envious, jealous
(obsolete) Hateful; odious; detestable
An opponent or enemy.
* Milton
* Hooker
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.
* 2001': The calcium '''antagonists represent one of the top ten classes of prescription drugs in terms of commercial value, with worldwide sales of nearly $10 billion in 1999. — Leslie Iversen, ''Drugs: A Very Short Introduction (Oxford 2001, p. 41)
The main character or force opposing the protagonist in a literary work or drama.
(anatomy) A muscle that acts in opposition to another.
As an adjective invidious
is (of a distinction) offensively or unfairly discriminating.As a noun antagonist is
antagonist (all senses).invidious
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- The professor made invidious distinctions based only on his own whim.
References
*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.