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antagonise vs annoy

annoy vs antagonise

antagonise and annoy both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
antagonise No No Yes No
annoy No No Yes No
As verbs, annoy is a hypernym of antagonise; that is, annoy is a word with a broader meaning than antagonise:
  • antagonise: provoke the hostility of
  • annoy: cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations
Other hypernyms of antagonise include bother, chafe, devil, get at, get to, gravel, irritate, nark, nettle, rag, rile, vex.
antagonise (verb) annoy (verb)
provoke the hostility of cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations
act in opposition to
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