Both Uses of
antagonism
in
Black Boy
- To hold an attitude of antagonism or distrust toward Jews was bred in us from childhood; it was not merely racial prejudice, it was a part of our cultural heritage.†
Chpt 1.2antagonism = hostility or opposition
- Aunt Addie was the only teacher and from the first day an acute, bitter antagonism sprang up between us.†
Chpt 1.4 *
Definition:
hostility, opposition, or tension between opposing forces or ideas