Antagonist

Tamil Dictionary definitions for Antagonist

Antagonist : விரோதி, எதிரி

Antagonist : எதிரி,விரோதி,விரோதி,எதிரி

Antagonist definition

Noun.

  1. One who contends with another, especially in combat; an adversary; an opponent.
  2. A muscle which acts in opposition to another; as a flexor, which bends a part, is the antagonist of an extensor, which extends it.
  3. A medicine which opposes the action of another medicine or of a poison when absorbed into the blood or tissues.

Adjective. Antagonistic; opposing; counteracting; as, antagonist schools of philosophy.