transcription, транскрипция: [ an-ˈta-gə-ˌnīz ]
transitive verb
( -nized ; -niz·ing )
Etymology: Greek antagōnizesthai, from anti- + agōnizesthai to struggle, from agōn contest — more at agony
Date: circa 1742
1. : to act in opposition to : counteract
2. : to incur or provoke the hostility of
his criticism antagonized his friends