English-Finnish translations for antagonist

• antagonisti
• vastustaja
  Vastustaja ei ole tietyn rajan ulkopuolella; hän on rajojemme sisäpuolella. No longer does the antagonist stand behind a fixed border; now he is within our own frontiers.
• vihastuttaja

Definition of antagonist

• An opponent or enemy
• One who antagonizes or stirs
• The main character or force opposing the protagonist in a literary work or drama

Examples

• A flexor, which bends a part, is the antagonist of an extensor, which extends it.

Related words

• antagonistic
• antagonistically
• nonantagonistic