antagonize
verb (used with object)
to make hostile or unfriendly; make an enemy or antagonist of.
has antagonized
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present perfectof antagonize (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Since taking the helm of the FTC, however, Ms. Khan has antagonized her colleagues which has helped drum up new congressional oversight.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 20, 2023
But along the way, he has antagonized design enthusiasts, neighborhood and tenant activists, city commissioners and some politicians.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 23, 2022
Believing her son is being shortchanged, Palma repeatedly has antagonized doctors and caregivers over what she sees as too little effort at rehabilitation — admitting to sometimes feeling “very hostile and desperate.”
From Salon ● May 30, 2018
Obama's message in the wake of the economic crisis has antagonized some on Wall Street and in Silicon Valley.
From Reuters ● Jun. 26, 2012
To gather the beneficiaries of their generosity together and take stock, as it were, of the investments, the dividends of which are to be realized wholly in the future life, has antagonized the self-respecting poor.
From The Leaven in a Great City by Lillian William Betts
