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"sense": "chemical",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Antagonist"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "antagonistís",
"sense": "chemical",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "ανταγωνιστής"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "chemical",
"word": "blokkoló"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "chemical",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"masculine"
],
"word": "antagonista"
},
{
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian",
"sense": "chemical",
"word": "Kjemisk"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "chemical",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "antagonista"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "chemical",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "antagonista"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "chemical",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "antagonist"
},
{
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "širrīr",
"sense": "main character or force opposing the protagonist",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "شِرِّير"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "main character or force opposing the protagonist",
"tags": [
"informal"
],
"word": "pääpahis"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "main character or force opposing the protagonist",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"masculine"
],
"word": "antagoniste"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "main character or force opposing the protagonist",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Antagonist"
},
{
"alt": "かたきやく, katakiyaku; てきやく, tekiyaku",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"sense": "main character or force opposing the protagonist",
"word": "敵役"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "main character or force opposing the protagonist",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "antagonista"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "main character or force opposing the protagonist",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "antagonistka"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "main character or force opposing the protagonist",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "antagonist"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "main character or force opposing the protagonist",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "antagonist"
},
{
"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "main character or force opposing the protagonist",
"word": "kontrabida"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "muscle",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "antagonista"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "muscle",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "antagonist"
}
],
"wikipedia": [
"antagonist"
],
"word": "antagonist"
}
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