antagonismo

Definitions of antagonismo
  1. noun
    (biochemistry) interference in or inhibition of the physiological action of a chemical substance by another having a similar structure
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    type of:
    interferencia, obstaculización, obstrucción
    the act of hindering or obstructing or impeding
  2. noun
    an actively expressed feeling of dislike and hostility
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    type of:
    antipatía, desagrado
    a feeling of aversion or antipathy
    animadversión, hostilidad
    the feeling of a hostile person
  3. noun
    a state of deep-seated ill-will
    synonyms: enemistad, hostilidad
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    types:
    guerra
    a legal state created by a declaration of war and ended by official declaration during which the international rules of war apply
    guerra fría
    a state of political hostility between countries using means short of armed warfare
    type of:
    estado
    the way something is with respect to its main attributes
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