Both Uses of
antagonism
in
Lord of the Flies
- Now the antagonism was audible.
p. 51.8antagonism = hostility or opposition
- Ralph sighed, sensing the rising antagonism, understanding that this was how Jack felt as soon as he ceased to lead.
p. 118.4 *antagonism = hostility
Definitions:
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(1)
(antagonism) hostility, opposition, or tension between opposing forces or ideas
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
More rarely, antagonism can refer to the relation between opposing principles, forces, or factors. In biochemistry, it can refer specifically to one chemical's interference with another.