| antagonize, antagonise | vt 1. evoke, a. (opposition in) menimbulkan tentangan: severe restriction that is liable to ~ the student body, sekatan yg keterlaluan yg boleh menimbulkan tentangan pihak pelajar; b. (hostility in) /menimbulkan, menaikkan/ kemarahan, menyebabkan [sso] marah: don’t ~ him, jangan menimbulkan kemarahannya; he ~s his colleagues by openly criticizing their work, dia menimbulkan kemarahan rakan-rakan sekerjanya dgn mengkritik kerja mereka; 2. counteract, neutralize, meneutralkan: the coldness of the air ~s the warmth of the metal, kesejukan udara meneutralkan kepanasan logam itu. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| situated | with no job and many debts to settle, I was very badly ~, saya berada dlm keadaan yg teruk krn tdk mempunyai pekerjaan dan menanggung banyak hutang; the President was awkwardly ~ as he had to make a decision that would antagonise his supporters, Presiden itu berada dlm keadaan yg serba salah krn terpaksa membuat keputusan yg akan membuat penyokong-penyokongnya marah. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |