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anti-

prefix
/ˈænˌti/UK/ˈæn.ti/CA

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *h₂éntider. Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ντῐ́ (ăntĭ́) Ancient Greek ἀντι- (anti-)der. English anti- From Ancient Greek ἀντι- (anti-, “against”). Cognate with Old English and- (“against, in return, back, un-”), German ent- (“off, away, un-”). Doublet of ante- and un-.

  1. derived from anti-

Definitions

  1. Against, opposed to.

    • anti- + abortion → antiabortion
    • anti- + racism → antiracism

  2. Counteracting, neutralizing.

    • anti- + aircraft → antiaircraft
    • anti- + freeze → antifreeze
    • anti- + bacterial → antibacterial

  3. The opposite of what is typically expected.

    • anti- + hero → antihero (“a protagonist who acts in an unheroic manner”)
    • anti- + climax → anticlimax (“a failed or reverse climax”)
    • anti- + chess → antichess (“a variant of chess where the goal is to lose all of one's pieces”)
  4. ›+ 5 more definitions

    1. Physically opposite, reverse in position or direction.

      • anti- + clockwise → anticlockwise
      • anti- + Arctic → Antarctic

    2. A rival or counterpart to.

      • anti- + pope → antipope (“a person who claims to be the real pope”)
      • anti- + Christ → Antichrist

    3. Composed of antimatter.

      • anti- + electron → antielectron
      • anti- + galaxy → antigalaxy

    4. Reacting with immunoglobins found in the specified animal.

      • anti- + rabbit → antirabbit
      • anti- + horse → antihorse

    5. Obsolete form of ante-.

      • antichamber, antiport, antiroom
      • A′ntiport.* n[oun] s[ubstantive] [Fr[ench] antiporte, Lat[in] ante and portus.] An outward gate or door. It should be written anteport.
      • When Eleanor of Toledo entered her future capital in 1539, the decorations at the city gate had still been on a small scale, consisting of an antiportico, which may or may not have been embellished with painting and sculptures.

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