agon
contest, struggle
Greek · agon (ἀγών)
Agon words come from the Greek word for a contest or struggle. An antagonist struggles against someone, a protagonist leads the story, and agony is a struggle of pain.
Memory trick
Agon sounds like a contest in an arena where athletes struggle hard.
Words from this root
- agon (agon) — a contest, a struggleप्रतियोगिता, संघर्ष
- agony (agon + y) — extreme pain or struggleभारी पीड़ा या संघर्ष
- agonize (agon + ize) — to suffer or struggle overबहुत तड़पना या जूझना
- agonizingly (agonize + ingly) — in a very painful wayबहुत दर्दनाक ढंग से
- agonist (agon + ist) — a contestant; a muscle that actsप्रतियोगी; सक्रिय मांसपेशी
- agonistic (agonist + ic) — combative; competitiveलड़ाकू, प्रतिस्पर्धी
- antagonist (ant + agon + ist) — an opponentविरोधी
- antagonize (antagon + ize) — to make someone hostileशत्रुता भड़काना
- antagonism (antagon + ism) — active hostilityखुला विरोध
- antagonistic (antagonist + ic) — hostile; opposingविरोधी, शत्रुतापूर्ण
- antagonistically (antagonistic + ally) — in a hostile wayशत्रुतापूर्ण ढंग से
- protagonist (prot + agon + ist) — the main characterमुख्य पात्र, नायक