Crossword clues for antagonise
antagonise
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
chiefly British English spelling of antagonize; see -ize. Related: Antagonised; antagonising.
Wiktionary
vb. (standard spelling of from=Non-Oxford British spelling lang=en antagonize)
WordNet
v. act in opposition to [syn: antagonize, counteract]
provoke the hostility of; "Don't antagonize your boss" [syn: antagonize]
Wikipedia
Antagonise is the second album by Dutch metal supergroup MaYaN. It was released on January 31, 2014. The 11-song CD, recorded at the Sandlane studio with producer Joost van den Broek ( ReVamp, Stream of Passion), features guest appearances by Floor Jansen ( After Forever, ReVamp), Marcela Bovio ( Stream of Passion) and the Greek virtuoso violinist Dimitris Katsoulis.
The cover artwork for "Antagonise" was created by Stefan Heilemann, who previously worked on MaYaN's debut album, Quarterpast.
Comments Mark Jansen: "It is based on the lyrics for 'Antagonise'." "Stefan doesn't need any directions; he reads the lyrics and comes up with a phenomenal piece of art. That's why we love working with this guy!" "When Snowden revealed the information about the mass electronic surveillance data mining program called Prism, what quite some people already thought became a proven fact. We all have been spied on for many years and all our data has been backed up and safely stored. It can be used any time it's needed. All of this in the name of 'war against terrorism,' which, in fact, basically is a cover-up and a way to bring fear to people in order to get them under control. This trick has already been used many times in the past. History just keeps repeating itself." "The media were covering the story, but politicians around the world, and in Europe in particular, didn't know how to react and remained silent. America is an ally, and not just a little one." "Since it became clear that the NSA (and let's not forget about their British partners in crime of the GCHQ) have also been spying on many world leaders, things have changed. Now it's finally all over the news!" "Is this the beginning of a turning point in history? Or will we allow a small group of elites to take all our freedom away for their own benefits?" "The constitution, the basis of our democracy, is not being respected." "Don't get yourself fooled, this is not in our interest." "If you want to see the truth, you'll see the truth." "We are what we eat!? A bunch of chickens, imprisoned and fully under control with no freedom whatsoever. This is what we will possibly become. If we let it all just happen..." "George Orwell, eat your heart out."
Usage examples of "antagonise".
They were under UN sanctions and catching a British spy would give them some leverage in the UN HQ in New York, but on the other hand they might not want to antagonise the West any further.
But when Mr Richards was on leave, senior screws from other spurs stood in and their different management style, or unfamiliarity with the foibles of a troublesome prisoner, could quickly antagonise the whole spur.
A passport was not required to travel to Northern Ireland because it was part of the United Kingdom, nor was one required to travel between the two Irish capitals because that would antagonise the Irish Republicans.
Oliver Meredith Lebutt lumbered to his feet, dropped his papers and, in his high, lisping voice, proceeded to address his clients by the wrong names, mix up their evidence and generally antagonise the court.
Both soldiers maintained that we could better afford to antagonise the minority of colonists and civilised natives by inaction, than to antagonise a probable majority of tribesmen and cottagers by stamping out the dread rites.
His words were carefully chosen, Sarah recognised, so as not to antagonise her, and that in itself was surprising enough to make her focus on him.
It's common knowledge that BenIhaut does all it can to antagonise the Confed.
Ombey’s population was becoming increasingly antagonised by their fellow citizens’ lack of gratitude.
It was much, much more than ordinary sympathy for any ill that might have befallen Donna: there was a quality of extravagance that both disturbed and antagonised.
To avoid continuing the conversation, he has to turn pointedly in the other direction and risk antagonising both the barman and the old woman.
Inspector Warrilow, (though Mother Benedicta hadn't known this), had told Thomas to get rid of the nun - Mother Superior, whatever she was - as fast as he could without antagonising her.
No point in jeopardising the child's future by antagonising her benefactors.
He had long ago found out that it was a waste of time antagonising people who were in a position to help you.
But it was true that the Romans didn't really hold with prophets, and really, no good ever came out of antagonising the Romans.
An annihilatory destruct would rip the planet in half and so antagonise the Dra'Azon.