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antagonism

noun
/ænˈtæɡənɪzəm/

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀνταγωνιστής (antagōnistḗs, “opponent”), from ἀνταγωνίζομαι (antagōnízomai, “antagonize”), from ἀγών (agṓn, “contest”) (English agon).

  1. derived from ἀνταγωνιστής — “opponent”

Definitions

  1. A strong natural dislike or hatred

    A strong natural dislike or hatred; antipathy.

    • Their longstanding antagonism is manifested in frequent scuffles and shouting matches.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at antagonism. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at antagonism. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

8 hops · closes at antagonism

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

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