Agonistic — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

of or relating to the athletic contests held in ancient Greece

striving to overcome in argument

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈænɐbˌɪdɪˌɑːl/

🇬🇧British English

/blˈɒkhɛdɪʃ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/blˈɒkhɛdɪʃ/

4 syllables Say it as /kˈænɐbˌɪdɪˌɑːl/.

Examples

a dialectical and agonistic approach
agonistic poses

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

combative agonistical strained

Parts of Speech

adjective	of or relating to the athletic contests held in ancient Greece
adjective	striving to overcome in argument “a dialectical and agonistic approach”
adjective	struggling for effect “agonistic poses”

Word Forms

agonist	noun	someone involved in a contest or battle (as in an agon)
combativeness	noun	a militant aggressiveness

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

agonistisch

von oder im Zusammenhang mit den sportlichen Wettkämpfen im antiken Griechenland

🇫🇷French

agonistique

de ou lié aux compétitions sportives organisées dans la Grèce antique

🇪🇸Spanish

agonal

Perteneciente o relacionado con las competiciones atléticas celebradas en la antigua Grecia.

🇮🇹Italian

agonistico

o relativo alle gare atletiche svolte nell'antica Grecia

🇳🇱Dutch

agonistisch

van of met betrekking tot de atletiekwedstrijden die in het oude Griekenland werden gehouden

🇵🇹Portuguese

agonístico

de ou relacionado com as competições atléticas realizadas na Grécia antiga

🇷🇺Russian

агонистический

относящиеся к спортивным соревнованиям, проводившимся в Древней Греции, или относящиеся к ним

India

🇮🇳Hindi

मल्लयुद्ध-संबंधी

या प्राचीन ग्रीस में आयोजित एथलेटिक प्रतियोगिताओं से संबंधित

🇧🇩Bengali

যন্ত্রণামূলক

প্রাচীন গ্রীসে অনুষ্ঠিত অ্যাথলেটিক প্রতিযোগিতার বা সম্পর্কিত

🇮🇳Tamil

வேதனையான

பண்டைய கிரேக்கத்தில் நடைபெற்ற தடகளப் போட்டிகளின் அல்லது தொடர்புடையது

🇮🇳Telugu

వేదనకు సంబంధించిన

పురాతన గ్రీస్‌లో జరిగిన అథ్లెటిక్ పోటీలకు సంబంధించినది

🇮🇳Marathi

वेदनावादी

प्राचीन ग्रीसमध्ये आयोजित ऍथलेटिक स्पर्धांचे किंवा संबंधित

🇮🇳Gujarati

વેદનાપૂર્ણ

પ્રાચીન ગ્રીસમાં યોજાતી એથ્લેટિક સ્પર્ધાઓમાંથી અથવા તેનાથી સંબંધિત

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸಂಕಟದ

ಪ್ರಾಚೀನ ಗ್ರೀಸ್‌ನಲ್ಲಿ ನಡೆದ ಅಥ್ಲೆಟಿಕ್ ಸ್ಪರ್ಧೆಗಳಿಗೆ ಸಂಬಂಧಿಸಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അഗോണിസ്റ്റിക്

പുരാതന ഗ്രീസിൽ നടന്ന അത്ലറ്റിക് മത്സരങ്ങളുമായി ബന്ധപ്പെട്ടതോ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਦੁਖਦਾਈ

ਪ੍ਰਾਚੀਨ ਗ੍ਰੀਸ ਵਿੱਚ ਆਯੋਜਿਤ ਅਥਲੈਟਿਕ ਮੁਕਾਬਲਿਆਂ ਦਾ ਜਾਂ ਇਸ ਨਾਲ ਸਬੰਧਤ

🇵🇰Urdu

اذیت پسند

قدیم یونان میں منعقد ہونے والے ایتھلیٹک مقابلوں کا یا اس سے متعلق

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

竞争性的

古希腊举行的体育比赛的或与之相关的

🇯🇵Japanese

苦悩的な

古代ギリシャで開催された運動競技の、またはそれに関連する

🇰🇷Korean

무리한

고대 그리스에서 개최된 운동 경기와 관련되거나

🇻🇳Vietnamese

chủ nghĩa chủ vận

thuộc hoặc liên quan đến các cuộc thi thể thao được tổ chức ở Hy Lạp cổ đại

🇹🇭Thai

ตัวเอก

ของหรือเกี่ยวข้องกับการแข่งขันกีฬาที่จัดขึ้นในสมัยกรีกโบราณ

🇮🇩Indonesian

atletik

dari atau berkaitan dengan kontes atletik yang diadakan di Yunani kuno

🇲🇾Malay

agonistik

daripada atau berkaitan dengan pertandingan olahraga yang diadakan di Greece purba

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

ناهض

المتعلقة بالمسابقات الرياضية التي أقيمت في اليونان القديمة أو المتعلقة بها

🇮🇷Persian

عذاب آور

مربوط به مسابقات ورزشی که در یونان باستان برگزار می شد

🇹🇷Turkish

agonistik

Antik Yunan'da düzenlenen atletik yarışmalarla ilgili veya bunlarla ilgili

🇮🇱Hebrew

אגוניסטי

של או הקשורים לתחרויות האתלטיות שנערכו ביוון העתיקה

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