Antagonist
German, noun[antaɡoˈnɪst]
Antagonist is spelled A-N-T-A-G-O-N-I-S-T (10 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written German, the 73,335th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Antagonist is a German masculine noun meaning “antagonist (all senses)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Widersacher, Gegner, Gegenspieler”.
What does Antagonist mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineantagonist (all senses)
- 2
masculineadversary
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Widersacher, Gegner, Gegenspieler 2. Gegenspieler des Helden 3. Substanz, die einen bestimmten Transmitter (Mediator) unter Blockierung eines entsprechenden Rezeptors in seiner Wirkung hemmt, ohne selbst chemisch verändert zu werden 4. Muskel, der bei einer Bewegung gedehnt wird
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Antagonist
- Antagonisten genitive
- Antagonistin feminine
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Antagonist?
- [antaɡoˈnɪst]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Antagonist
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Antagonist in German?
Antagonist appears about once in every 3 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).