an‧tag‧o‧nize (
also antagonise British English) /ænˈtæɡənaɪz/
verb [transitive][
Date: 1600-1700;
Language: Greek;
Origin: antagonizesthai, from anti- ( ⇒ anti-) + agonizesthai 'to fight' (from agon; , agony)]
to annoy someone very much by doing something that they do not like:
Do not antagonize your customers. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲