anti
a person who is opposed to a particular practice, party, policy, action, etc.
Origin of anti
1Words that may be confused with anti
Other definitions for anti- (2 of 2)
a prefix meaning “against,” “opposite of,” “antiparticle of,” used in the formation of compound words (anticline); used freely in combination with elements of any origin (antibody; antifreeze; antiknock; antilepton).
Origin of anti-
2- Also before a vowel, ant-.
usage note For anti-
Words that may be confused with anti-
- ante-, anti-
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How to use anti in a sentence
At the GOP convention in Tampa, the pink shirts were the antis in a sense, chanting outside before moving on.
Believers on the Bus: Planned Parenthood’s Social-Media Push | Allison Yarrow | August 31, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTSome derive the word Andes from the people called Antis, who dwelt at the foot of these chains of mountains.
I must now go home; for the moon will be nearly down, and it will never do for me to be seen by any of the antis.
The Chainbearer | J. Fenimore CooperOne hearing was given to the "Remonstrants," or "Antis," as the press had dubbed them.
The Life and Work of Susan B. Anthony (Volume 2 of 2) | Ida Husted HarperThese insults to their sex seemed very acceptable to the fashionably dressed "Antis" who occupied the front rows of seats.
The Life and Work of Susan B. Anthony (Volume 2 of 2) | Ida Husted Harper
The early chronicles contain several references to Antisuyu and the Antis.
The Andes of Southern Peru | Isaiah Bowman
British Dictionary definitions for anti (1 of 2)
/ (ˈæntɪ) informal /
opposed to a party, policy, attitude, etc: he won't join because he is rather anti
an opponent of a party, policy, etc
British Dictionary definitions for anti- (2 of 2)
against; opposing: anticlerical; antisocial
opposite to: anticlimax; antimere
rival; false: antipope
counteracting, inhibiting, or neutralizing: antifreeze; antihistamine
designating the antiparticle of the particle specified: antineutron
Origin of anti-
2Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Scientific definitions for anti-
A prefix whose basic meaning is against. It is used to form adjectives that mean counteracting (such as antiseptic, preventing infection). It is also used to form nouns referring to substances that counteract other substances (such as antihistamine, a substance counteracting histamine), and nouns meaning something that displays opposite, reverse, or inverse characteristics of something else (such as anticyclone, a storm that circulates in the opposite direction from a cyclone). Before a vowel it becomes ant-, as in antacid.
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