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anti US English

opposed to; against

anti- (also ant-) US English

opposed to; against

anti-g US English

short for antigravity.

anti-aging (also anti-ageing) US English

(of a product or technique) designed to prevent the appearance of getting older

anti-American US English

hostile to the interests of the United States; opposed to Americans

anti-British US English

hostile to the interests of Britain or the United Kingdom

anti-feminist US English

opposed to feminism

anti-Semitism US English

hostility to or prejudice against Jews

anti-Western US English

hostile to the interests of Europe and North America, especially the United States

anti-apartheid US English

opposed to a policy or system of apartheid

anti-Christian US English

opposed to Christianity or Christian values

anti-communist US English

opposed to communism

anti-infective US English

(of a drug) used to prevent infection

anti-inflammatory US English

(chiefly of a drug) used to reduce inflammation

anti-intellectual US English

a person who scorns intellectuals and their views and methods

anti-constitutional US English

violating a political constitution

Anti-Lebanon Mountains US English

a range of mountains that run north to south along the border between Lebanon and Syria, east of the Lebanon range

Anti-Corn-Law League US English

a pressure group formed in Britain in 1838 to campaign for the repeal of the Corn Laws, under the leadership of Richard Cobden and John Bright

antigay US English

prejudiced against or opposed to homosexuality or homosexuals

antihero US English

a central character in a story, movie, or drama who lacks conventional heroic attributes

antilife US English

opposed to or restricting the full development of life

antilock US English

(of brakes) designed so as to prevent the wheels from locking and the vehicle from skidding if applied suddenly

antinode US English

the position of maximum displacement in a standing wave system

antipope US English

a person established as pope in opposition to one held by others to be canonically chosen

antitank US English

for use against enemy tanks

antitype US English

a person or thing that represents the opposite of someone or something else

antiwar US English

opposed to war in general or to the conduct of a specific war

antifraud US English

designed to prevent fraudulent practices

antiknock US English

a substance (such as tetraethyl lead) added to gasoline to inhibit preignition

antinoise US English

promoting the suppression or reduction of noise

antinovel US English

a novel in which the conventions and traditions of the genre are studiously avoided

antiquark US English

the antiparticle of a quark

antitoxin US English

an antibody that counteracts a toxin

antitrust US English

of or relating to legislation preventing or controlling trusts or other monopolies, with the intention of promoting competition in business

antiviral US English

(chiefly of a drug or treatment) effective against viruses

antivirus US English

(of software) designed to detect and destroy computer viruses

anti-G suit in G-suit (also anti-G suit) US English

a garment with pressurized pouches that are inflatable with air or fluid, worn by fighter pilots and astronauts to enable them to withstand high forces of acceleration

anti-ageing in anti-aging (also anti-ageing) US English

(of a product or technique) designed to prevent the appearance of getting older

antibubble US English

a membrane of air, submerged in liquid and surrounding a sphere of liquid

antichoice US English

opposed to a pregnant woman’s choice of a medically induced abortion

anticlimax US English

a disappointing end to an exciting or impressive series of events

anticyclone US English

a weather system with high atmospheric pressure at its center, around which air slowly circulates in a clockwise (northern hemisphere) or counterclockwise (southern hemisphere) direction. Anticyclones are associated with calm, fine weather

antiemetic US English

(chiefly of a drug) preventing vomiting

antifouling US English

treatment of a boat’s hull with a paint or similar substance designed to prevent fouling

antifreeze US English

a liquid, typically one based on ethylene glycol, which can be added to water to lower the freezing point, chiefly used in the radiator of a motor vehicle

antigravity US English

a hypothetical force opposing gravity

antiheroine US English

a female antihero

antimatter US English

molecules formed by atoms consisting of antiprotons, antineutrons, and positrons. Stable antimatter does not appear to exist in our universe

antinuclear US English

opposed to the development of nuclear weapons or nuclear power


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