antagonize

transitive

(transitive) To work against; to oppose (especially to incite reaction)

Japanese Meaning

～に敵対心を抱かせる / ～を刺激して反発させる / ～に敵意や反感を与える

He tried not to antagonize his colleagues during the heated meeting.

彼は白熱した会議の最中に同僚と対立しないように努めた。

Sense（1）

(transitive) To work against; to oppose (especially to incite reaction)

The other children constantly antagonized Joe to the point of tears.

antagonizes

（ present singular third-person ）

antagonizing

（ participle present ）

antagonized

（ participle past ）

antagonized

（ past ）