All 5 Uses of
antagonist
in
The Brothers Karamazov
- This Father Ferapont was that aged monk so devout in fasting and observing silence who has been mentioned already, as antagonistic to Father Zossima and the whole institution of "elders," which he regarded as a pernicious and frivolous innovation.†
Chpt 4
- "I had not forgotten that," cried Katerina Ivanovna, coming to a sudden standstill, "and why are you so antagonistic at such a moment?" she added, with warm and bitter reproachfulness.†
Chpt 4 *
- The seconds, especially mine, were shouting too: "Can you disgrace the regiment like this, facing your antagonist and begging his forgiveness!†
Chpt 6
- "All this as rational and edifying," said my antagonist, "and in any case you are an original person."†
Chpt 6
- I may mention that although everybody talked openly of our duel, the authorities took no notice of it, because my antagonist was a near relation of our general, and as there had been no bloodshed and no serious consequences, and as I resigned my commission, they took it as a joke.†
Chpt 6
Definition:
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(antagonist as in: the antagonist in the film) someone who offers opposition or is hostile