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Antagonise (Verb)

Act in opposition to.

Verbs of political and social activities and events.

Her political views began to antagonise many in her own party, leading to calls for her resignation.
The neighbouring countries have been acting to antagonise each other for decades with increasingly aggressive actions.
By taking such a confrontational stance, the lawyer inadvertently managed to antagonise several key witnesses.
His reckless decisions started to antagonise his business partners, who eventually parted ways with him.
The opposition party's campaign strategy was to antagonise the government and disrupt their carefully laid plans.

Provoke the hostility of; "Don't antagonize your boss".

Verbs of feeling.

Her constant arguing with her coworkers would antagonise even the most patient people.
He decided to keep quiet and avoid antagonising the already irritable teacher.
The politician's bold statement was likely to antagonise some of her party members.
He had no intention of antagonising his colleagues by revealing the truth about the project.
Her sarcastic comment would only serve to antagonise the client and make the situation worse.