# antagonista
## Catalan
### Etymology

Borrowed from Latin antagonista, from Ancient Greek ἀνταγωνιστής (antagōnistḗs, “opponent”) (ἀντί (antí, “against”) + ἀγωνιστής (agōnistḗs, “a combatant, pleader, actor”)), from ἀνταγωνίζομαι (antagōnízomai, “to antagonize”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central, Balearic) [ən.tə.ɣuˈnis.tə]
* IPA: (Valencia) [an.ta.ɣoˈnis.ta]
* Rhymes: -ista
* Hyphenation: an‧ta‧go‧nis‧ta

### Adjective

antagonista m or f (masculine and feminine plural antagonistes)
* antagonistic

### Noun

antagonista m or f by sense (plural antagonistes)
* antagonist
    Antonym: protagonista

#### Related terms

* antagonisme

## Italian
### Etymology

Borrowed from Latin antagonista, from Ancient Greek ἀνταγωνιστής (antagōnistḗs, “opponent”) (ἀντί (antí, “against”) + ἀγωνιστής (agōnistḗs, “a combatant, pleader, actor”)), from ἀνταγωνίζομαι (antagōnízomai, “to antagonize”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /an.ta.ɡoˈni.sta/
* Rhymes: -ista
* Hyphenation: an‧ta‧go‧nì‧sta

### Noun

antagonista m or f by sense (masculine plural antagonisti, feminine plural antagoniste)
* antagonist (all senses)
* rival

#### Descendants

* → Maltese: antagonista

### Adjective

antagonista (masculine plural antagonisti, feminine plural antagoniste)
* antagonist, antagonistic
    Antonym: protagonista

#### Related terms

* antagonistico

### Further reading

* antagonista in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

## Maltese
### Etymology

Borrowed from Italian antagonista.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /an.ta.ɡɔˈniːs.ta/
* Audio (Gozo):(file)
* Rhymes: -iːsta

### Noun

antagonista m or f by sense (plural antagonisti)
* antagonist

#### Related terms

* antagoniżmu
* antagonizza

## Polish
### Etymology

Borrowed from French antagoniste, from Latin antagōnista, from Ancient Greek ἀνταγωνιστής (antagōnistḗs).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /an.ta.ɡɔˈɲis.ta/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ista
* Syllabification: an‧ta‧go‧nis‧ta

### Noun

antagonista m pers (female equivalent antagonistka)
* (literary) antagonist (someone who acts against someone else)
    Synonyms: adwersarz, oponent, przeciwnik
    Antonym: zwolennik
* (film, literature, theater) antagonist (main opponent)
    Antonym: protagonista

#### Declension
### Noun

antagonista m inan
* (anatomy) antagonist (a muscle that acts in opposition to another)
* (anatomy) antagonist tooth (a tooth that touches another on the opposite jaw)
* (biochemistry) antagonist tooth (a chemical that binds to a receptor but does not produce a physiological response, blocking the action of agonist chemicals)

#### Derived terms

* antagonistyczny
* antagonistycznie

#### Related terms

* antagonizm
* antagonizować
* zantagonizować

### Further reading

* antagonista in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
* antagonista in Polish dictionaries at PWN

## Portuguese
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /ɐ̃.ta.ɡoˈnis.tɐ/
* (Brazil) IPA: /ɐ̃.ta.ɡoˈnis.tɐ/
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: /ɐ̃.ta.ɡoˈniʃ.tɐ/
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /ɐ̃.ta.ɡoˈnis.ta/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ɐ̃.tɐ.ɡuˈniʃ.tɐ/ [ɐ̃.tɐ.ɣuˈniʃ.tɐ]
* Audio (Brazil):(file)
* Rhymes: (Portugal, Rio de Janeiro) -iʃtɐ, (Brazil) -istɐ, (Southern Brazil) -ista
* Hyphenation: an‧ta‧go‧nis‧ta

### Noun

antagonista m or f by sense (plural antagonistas)
* antagonist (opponent)
    Synonyms: oponente, adversário, contraditor, competidor, opositor, inimigo
    Antonyms: aliado, amigo, parceiro
* (literature) antagonist
    Synonym: vilão
    Antonym: protagonista

#### Related terms

* antagónico
* antagonismo

## Spanish
### Etymology

Borrowed from Latin antagonista, from Ancient Greek ἀνταγωνιστής (antagōnistḗs, “opponent”) (ἀντί (antí, “against”) + ἀγωνιστής (agōnistḗs, “a combatant, pleader, actor”)), from ἀνταγωνίζομαι (antagōnízomai, “to antagonize”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /antaɡoˈnista/ [ãn̪.t̪a.ɣ̞oˈnis.t̪a]
* Audio (Venezuela):(file)
* Rhymes: -ista
* Syllabification: an‧ta‧go‧nis‧ta

### Adjective

antagonista m or f (masculine and feminine plural antagonistas)
* antagonistic

### Noun

antagonista m or f by sense (plural antagonistas)
* antagonist
    Antonym: protagonista
* (biochemistry) antagonist
    Antonym: agonista

#### Related terms

* antagónico
* antagonismo

### Further reading

* “antagonista”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10