how to pronounce antagonize
/ənˈtæɡəˌnaɪz/
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antagonize is pronounced in four syllables
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An example use of antagonize in a speech by a native speaker of american english:
“… not wanting to antagonize the president …”
meanings of antagonize
verb:
- To work against; to oppose (especially to incite reaction).
antagonize frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR
the word antagonize occurs in english on average 0.2 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.
topics antagonize can be related to
it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that antagonize can be often used in the following areas:
1) communication, information, and media;
2) people, society, and culture;
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