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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD AGONISTIC

Via Late Latin from Greek agōnistikos, from agōn contest.
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PRONUNCIATION OF AGONISTIC

agonistic  [ˌæɡəˈnɪstɪk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF AGONISTIC

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Agonistic is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES AGONISTIC MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Agonist

An agonist is a chemical that binds to a receptor and activates the receptor to produce a biological response. Whereas an agonist causes an action, an antagonist blocks the action of the agonist and an inverse agonist causes an action opposite to that of the agonist.

Definition of agonistic in the English dictionary

The definition of agonistic in the dictionary is striving for effect; strained. Other definition of agonistic is eager to win in discussion or argument; competitive.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH AGONISTIC


anachronistic
əˌnækrəˈnɪstɪk
antagonistic
ænˌtæɡəˈnɪstɪk
Calvinistic
ˌkælvɪˈnɪstɪk
chauvinistic
ˌʃəʊvɪˈnɪstɪk
communistic
ˌkɒmjʊˈnɪstɪk
deterministic
dɪˌtɜːmɪˈnɪstɪk
faunistic
ˌfɔːˈnɪstɪk
feministic
ˌfemɪˈnɪstɪk
hedonistic
ˌhiːdəˈnɪstɪk
Hellenistic
ˌhɛlɪˈnɪstɪk
humanistic
ˌhjuːməˈnɪstɪk
impressionistic
ɪmˌprɛʃəˈnɪstɪk
mechanistic
ˌmɛkəˈnɪstɪk
misogynistic
ˌmɪsɒdʒɪˈnɪstɪk
modernistic
ˌmɒdəˈnɪstɪk
opportunistic
ˌɒpətjʊˈnɪstɪk
perfectionistic
pəˌfɛkʃəˈnɪstɪk
pianistic
ˌpiːəˈnɪstɪk
synchronistic
ˌsɪŋkrəˈnɪstɪk
urbanistic
ˌɜːbəˈnɪstɪk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE AGONISTIC

agone
agonic
agonic line
agonies
agonise
agonised
agonisedly
agonising
agonisingly
agonist
agonistical
agonistically
agonize
agonized
agonizedly
agonizing
agonizingly
agonothetes
agony
agony aunt

WORDS THAT END LIKE AGONISTIC

artistic
autistic
ballistic
characteristic
domestic
futuristic
heuristic
holistic
journalistic
linguistic
logistic
minimalistic
optimistic
probabilistic
realistic
sadistic
simplistic
statistic
stylistic
synergistic
unrealistic

Synonyms and antonyms of agonistic in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «agonistic» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF AGONISTIC

Find out the translation of agonistic to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of agonistic from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «agonistic» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

血脉喷张
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

agonística
570 millions of speakers

English

agonistic
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

जबर्दस्ती का
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ناهض
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

агонистическая
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

agonístico
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

agonistic
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

agonistique
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Agonistik
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

agonistischen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

アゴニスト
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

아고 니스트
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Agonistic
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

lý luận
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

விவாதத்தில் வெற்றி கொள்ள இடர்ப்பாடு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

दडपशाही
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

agonistik
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

agonistico
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

agonistyczne
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

агоністичного
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

agonal
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αγωνιστική
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

agonistiese
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

agonistisk
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

agonistisk
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of agonistic

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «AGONISTIC»

The term «agonistic» is regularly used and occupies the 62.803 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «AGONISTIC» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about agonistic

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «AGONISTIC»

Discover the use of agonistic in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to agonistic and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Law and Agonistic Politics
This thought provoking volume will be of interest to students and researchers working in the areas of legal and political theory and philosophy
Dr Andrew Schaap, 2013
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Shakespeare's Agonistic Comedy: Poetics, Analysis, Criticism
In one respect, the purpose of this book is to define the characteristics and to map the canon of Shakespeare's agonistic comedy; in other words, to provide a poetics.
G. Beiner, 1993
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Institutionalizing Agonistic Democracy: Post-foundationalism ...
This book examines the institutional alternatives available to democratic politics to determine which institutional structures are most likely to produce a democratic social order in which agonistic citizenship might flourish.
Edward C. Wingenbach, 2011
4
Agonistic Democracy: Constituent Power in the Era of ...
A pioneering analysis of agonistic democracy, its history, central thinkers and contribution to contemporary political theory.
Mark Wenman, 2013
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Glucocorticoids and the Development of Agonistic Behavior in ...
Puberty is a developmental period characterized by behavioral and physiological transitions.
Joel Christopher Wommack, 2008
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The agonistic imperative: the rational burden of ...
It is mainly to help combat the propagation of said faith among Africans that I have contributed the "Agonistic Imperative". Thelast is a category for distinguishing among the culture complexes that make up the field of modernity.
Kwesi Otabil, 1994
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Institutionalizing Agonistic Democracy: Post-Foundationalism ...
Situating agonistic democracy within and against debates about radical democracy, foundationalism, liberal democracy, and pluralism, /nstitutionalizlng Agonistic Democracy engages the texts of Mouffe, Connolly, Rancière, Tully, Honig, ...
Dr Ed Wingenbach, 2013
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The Development of Agonistic Behavior in Male Golden ...
Together, these data examine the role of the serotonergic system on the development of agonistic behavior.
Kereshmeh Taravosh-Lahn, 2008
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Freedom After the Critique of Foundations: Marx, Liberalism, ...
Freedom After the Critique of Foundations engages with the work of the Greek-French thinker Cornelius Castoriadis, a founding member of the Socialisme ou Barbarie group whose ideas inspired the French May '68, in order to formulate an ...
Alexandros Kioupkiolis, 2012
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Laboratory Life: The Construction of Scientific Facts
The sum total of these operations is the agonistic field. The notion of agonistic contrasts significantly with the view that scientists are somehow concerned with " nature." Indeed, we have avoided using nature throughout our argument, except in ...
Bruno Latour, Steve Woolgar, 1986

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «AGONISTIC»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term agonistic is used in the context of the following news items.
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Don Loux: God outdates SCOTUS
I don't know if Mr. Oppenheimer is an atheist or an agonistic, or just your garden verity liberal, but I doubt that he gives much credence to the ... «The Union of Grass Valley, Jul 15»
2
TRAIL-receptor preferences in pancreatic cancer cells revisited …
In order to increase its activity, receptor-specific ligands and agonistic antibodies have been developed and some cancer types, including ... «7thSpace Interactive, Jul 15»
3
Inside SoCal Edison's Plan to Open Its Grid to Distributed Energy
“It's technology-agonistic, and it gives third parties a sense of how much capacity we have in both power-flow directions,” he said. “To the ... «Greentech Media, Jul 15»
4
Clergy column: God is more than enough
These were also “agonistic” cultures (from the Greek word agon, for a competition, like a wrestling match). There was no such thing as a middle ... «Centre Daily Times, Jun 15»
5
Embracing the dissenting Jew (from Amsterdam to Tel Aviv)
In contrast to the gloriously agonistic politics of the English- and French-speaking world, the goal here in and of itself is defusion. One of the ... «Open Democracy, Jun 15»
6
Afternoon Trade News Review: Curis, (NASDAQ:CRIS), Sorrento …
Advaxis's preclinical program for ADXS-HPV formerly examined its therapeutic potential in combination with agonistic research antibodies, ... «wsnewspublishers, Jun 15»
7
Delaware Park results June 22
Scratched: Heza Fox, Agonistic. Time: :59.79. 7th Race - Purse $34,000, Maiden special weight, 3 yo's & up, One And One Sixteenth Miles. «The News Journal, Jun 15»
8
Theoretical Perspective of Decentralisation,...
Influenced by the post-modernist dislike for consensus, we now have agonistic forms of democracy which see agonism as opposed to ... «Mainstream, Jun 15»
9
Gap-year do-gooding won't save the world
It brings together the diversity of private experience and interest into an agonistic public space – this public space is the basis for striving for a ... «Spiked, Jun 15»
10
War Tests Syrian Druze's Loyalties and Israel's Neutrality
Syria's other rebel groups also tend to be agonistic because the Druze have largely stayed loyal to President Assad. Like Syria's other ... «Atlantic Sentinel, Jun 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Agonistic [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/agonistic>. Apr 2024 ».
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