antagonist

«antagonist» in Mova's school dictionary: The main enemy or opponent of the hero in a story, play… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (antagonist, antagonists)

meaning for a pupil

1) The main enemy or opponent of the hero in a story, play or film (opposite: protagonist). tree →

2) A person who strongly opposes someone. tree →

3) (science) A muscle or chemical that works against another. tree →

sense in the lessons

In English lessons, you name the protagonist (hero) and the antagonist (villain or opponent). In biology, muscles work in antagonistic pairs (biceps and triceps).

examples

• The wolf is the antagonist in Little Red Riding Hood. tree →
• Every good story needs an antagonist. tree →
• The two scientists were bitter antagonists. tree →
• The triceps is the antagonist of the biceps. tree →
• The antagonist tries to stop the hero. tree →
• Name the antagonist in the novel. tree →
• At the near approach of his redoubtable antagonist he turned and fled for his life. tree →

note

Adjective: antagonistic; verb: antagonise (UK) / antagonize (US). The antagonist need not be evil — it just works against the hero.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «antagonist» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.