Antagonize

If he does not reply promptly he must pay a forfeit or he must pay a forfeit if he uses a word which would show disloyalty to his country such as antagonize it, abhor it, etc. etc. ❋ Mary E. Blain (N/A)

First, Germany, Italy, and France do not support either NATO or EU enlargement, although it is only the former that is usually considered likely to "antagonize" Russia. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Pakistan, which faces its own Taliban insurgency, cannot afford to antagonize the Haqqanis' seasoned fighters, and any crackdown could also invite the wrath of the group's allies. ❋ Reuters (2011)

Not a problem in deafening Vancouver, or Boston, where the Boston Globe actually asked Bruins fans to calm down and not antagonize visiting Canucks fans so much. ❋ Jason Gay (2011)

Marilyn Pittman is not the kind of lesbian you'd ever want to antagonize. ❋ George Heymont (2010)

To say no will show that he does not support the military and to say yes will antagonize him base, the left. ❋ Unknown (2009)

So I thought I'd try to set the record straight even if the result is that I antagonize some folks who seem to regard me as an ally. ❋ Alfie Kohn (2012)

The FCC may antagonize another powerful lobby, broadcasters, if it offers an ambitious plan to get some of the airwave spectrum they control and turn it over to providers of wireless broadband services. ❋ Unknown (2010)

O.K., Mr. Netanyahu has a strategy: Do nothing vis-à-vis the Palestinians or Turkey that will require him to go against his base, compromise his ideology or antagonize his key coalition partner, Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman, an extreme right-winger. ❋ MJ Rosenberg (2011)

Because the Obama administration entertained this hope that we could negotiate with the regime, and therefore we didn't want to antagonize them. ... ❋ James Taranto (2011)

But the media and tech worlds want to know: Will the FCC propose other bold changes that might antagonize large companies, including broadband giants Comcast and Verizon, or will it try to accommodate them with relatively moderate reforms? ❋ Unknown (2010)

Why antagonize somebody who explicitly said yesterday he IS going to close the place down and has not announced through back channels that in the first week he is going to sign an order signifying that. ❋ Unknown (2009)

[John] [loves] to be antagonized... ❋ Bobertaman (2008)

Person: "Mm, don't you love [tuna]? I do!" *Puts tuna [in person's] face* Person 2: "Stop it! You know I hate tuna!" *Person continues to put it in person's face* Person 1: "Man I love tuna! [Have a taste]!" Person 2:" NO. STOP IT!!" *PERSON 2 smacks tuna out of hand* Mom:"Stop antagonizing your brother, Person 1!" Person 1 is an antagonizer. ❋ GirlDemo19 (2016)

"[haha]" *[antagonizes]* "[bruh]" ❋ ✧𝐻𝒾𝓀𝒶𝓇𝒾✧ (2020)

Between her many silly opinions and [whiny voice], his [ex-girlfriend] has a unique way of knowing how to [antagonate] me. ❋ TranceMasterJ (2014)

[My mother] is an [antagonator] when she teases me. ❋ John Franklin Mudpie (2014)

Hym "If [repeated deliberate antagonization] is justification for violence then you sorry bastards are not going to be having a very good time!" Iam "We're citing the Mike [Tison] thing, by the way. Because that guy was wrong to antagonize him but he (Tison) was also wrong to attack him BUT the guy knew who he was and did it anyway. Which makes him stupid. Which is what makes it funny. That one of the guys [did a thing] that was wrong and did it deliberately to a guy that he should know not to do that to which makes him stupid." Hym "And it doesn't take much to apply that line of reasoning to our situation does it? So, yeah... OUT OF THE CAGE NOW!!" Iam "Yeah... So it is an excuse to do that.... Just sayin'..." ❋ Hym Iam (2022)

The rude [minions] were practicing [Minasyan antagonism] a hatred towards [Minasyan]’s. ❋ Dardotvac Chamich (2022)