Both Uses of

antagonist
in
Ulysses, by James Joyce

With what antagonistic sentiments were his subsequent reflections affected?†
Chpt 17 *

antagonistic = with opposition or hostility

In what final satisfaction did these antagonistic sentiments and reflections, reduced to their simplest forms, converge?†
Chpt 17

Definitions:

(1) (antagonist as in: the antagonist in the film)
someone who offers opposition or is hostile
(2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)
meaning too rare to warrant focus:

Specialized Definitions of antagonist:
- literature or storytelling: the most important character who opposes the main character or protagonist
- physiology: a muscle that relaxes when another muscle contracts
- chemistry and biology: a substance that interferes with the effect of another substance