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Definition of anti- in English:

anti-

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prefix

(also ant-)

  • 1Opposed to; against.

    • ‘antiaircraft’
    1. 1.1Preventing or suppressing.
      • ‘antibacterial’
    2. 1.2Reversing or undoing.
      ‘anticoagulant’
      • ‘antigravity’
      • ‘antipruritic’
    3. 1.3The opposite of.
      • ‘anticlimax’
      dissenting, dissident, disagreeing, differing, discordant, contradicting, contrary, negative, anti-
    4. 1.4Physics The opposite state of matter or of a specified particle.
      ‘antimatter’
      • ‘antiproton’
    5. 1.5Acting as a rival.
      • ‘antipope’
    6. 1.6Unlike the conventional form.
      • ‘antihero’

Pronunciation

anti-

/ˈan(t)ē/ /ˈæn(t)i/ /ˈanˌtī/ /ˈænˌtaɪ/

Origin

From Greek anti ‘against’.