Word of the Day – Antagonise

In an effort to educate the nominally literate and inform those with sufficient humility to understand their own lack of comprehension, Esme offers the correct definition of misunderstood words…

Antagonise

1. (noun – pronunciation note: aunt agonies) Female relative whose whole life is spent bewailing the discomfort caused by an unspecified (and unrecognised by the medical profession) complaint.
Example: inviting Aunt Mabel to any family gathering was a calculated risk, given that she could be relied on to bring a large gift but her being an antagonise could cast a pall of gloom over the jolliest of occasions.

2. (verb – pronunciation note: anti gonnies) The action of displaying misandry by kicking men in the gonads whilst wearing hobnailed boots.
Example: Sarah had nothing but contempt for Cousin Edgar, though the rest of us winced as she antagonised him with both feet.

If you have any words whose meaning escapes you, Esme Crockford is always happy to share her lexicographical knowledge and penetrating insight into the English language.