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Antagonist meaning
An opponent or enemy. | One who antagonizes or stirs. | A chemical that binds to a receptor but does not produce a physiological response, blocking the action of other agonist chemicals, such as endogenous chemical messengers.
Example sentences (20)
However, muscles adapt to the lengths at which they are chronically held, citation so that if a paralyzed muscle is stretched by its antagonist, it grows longer, while the antagonist shortens, yielding a permanent effect.
In the presence of a competitive antagonist, it takes an increased concentration of the agonist to produce the same response observed in the absence of the antagonist.
According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, Narcan is an opioid antagonist that attaches itself to opioid receptors and reverses the effects of opioids.
According to the trailer, players take control of Magolor, the game's main antagonist, and must work to help him escape a realm between dimensions.
After a lengthy wait, Amazon Prime Video finally decided to update fans on the status of, the hit animated series created by's Robert Kirkman, took the world by storm with its grisly violence and its own memeable "evil Superman" antagonist.
Amon is a viciously competent antagonist in He exclusively relies on martial arts to defeat some of Republic City's most powerful benders.
Anton Chigurh is the main antagonist in No Country For Old Men, and is one of the scariest villains ever to hit the big screen.
As a nazi, he made for an appropriate antagonist in the beginning of Battle Tendency.
Askeladd was the incorrigible main antagonist of 's first arc.
Badham’s Dracula certainly paved the way for Francis Ford Coppola to up the horny ante with his 1992 adaptation, Bram Stoker's Dracula, starring Gary Oldman as the Dark Romantic antagonist.
Blackbeard is the perfect final "antagonist" for Luffy, but Shanks will still have a part to play as a final obstacle, with the form of their conflict likely being a Davy Back Fight.
But while his performance in The Adventures of Baron Munchausen is admittedly a very small role, Williams makes the most of his screen time as a thoroughly unhinged antagonist through an over-the-top, out-of-this-world performance.
Camlipixant, a novel, highly selective P2X3 antagonist, has the potential to be a best-in-class treatment with significant sales potential.
Captain Marvel accepts and embraces responsibility as a leader in this fight against Zawe Ashton's Dar-Benn, a Kree warrior that serves as the antagonist in this film.
Chernobog the dark chaos god is another example, with the antagonist fighting Thor and Hulk before joining Perun on the modern Winter Guard.
Curtis going from the hardened heroine Laurie Strode to the barreling antagonist Deirdre Beaubeirdre is the kind of thing that gets noticed.
Despite his airhead nature, Denji was able to outsmart Makima, the series' main antagonist, proving that his brawn isn't the only thing he's good for.
Despite Logan being the prime antagonist of so far, Tom is now taking over as the final season's main villain.
Director Damien Leone previously helmed the direct-to-video anthology movie “All Hallows’ Eve,” featuring the same creepy antagonist.
Dracula is the main antagonist, and he is arguably the best Dracula adaptation out there.