The Wordsmith Dictionary

an ti-A mer i can |ˌantēəˈmerikən, ˌantī -ˌæntaɪəˈmɛrəkən | ▶adjective hostile to the interests of the United States; opposed to Americans. DERIVATIVES an ti-A mer i can ism noun

anti-apartheid

anti-apartheid |antɪəˈpɑːteɪt | ▶adjective opposed to a policy or system of apartheid.

anti-British

anti-British ▶adjective hostile to the interests of Britain or the United Kingdom.

anti-Christian

an ti-Chris tian |ˌantēˈkrisCHən, ˌantī -ˌæntaɪˈkrɪstʃən | ▶adjective opposed to Christianity or Christian values. • of or relating to the Antichrist. ▶noun a person who opposes Christianity.

anti-communist

anti-commun ¦ist |antɪˈkɒmjʊnɪst | ▶adjective opposed to communism. ▶noun a person who is opposed to communism.

anti-constitutional

anti-constitu ¦tion ¦al ▶adjective violating a political constitution: anti-constitutional activity.

Anti-Corn-Law League

Anti-Corn-Law League 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.

anti-g

an ti-g |ˌantēˈjē, ˌantī -ˌæntaɪ ˈʤi | ▶adjective short for antigravity. ORIGIN 1940s: from anti- + g, the symbol for acceleration due to gravity.

anti-infective

an ti-in fec tive |ˌantēinˈfektiv, ˌantī -ˌæntaɪˌɪnˈfektɪv | ▶adjective (of a drug ) used to prevent infection. ▶noun an anti-infective drug.

anti-inflammatory

an ti-in flam ma to ry |ˌantēinˈflaməˌtôrē, ˌantī -ˌænˌtaɪ ənˈflæmətɔri | ▶adjective (chiefly of a drug ) used to reduce inflammation. ▶noun ( pl. anti-inflammatories ) an anti-inflammatory drug.

anti-intellectual

an ti-in tel lec tu al |ˌantēˌintlˈekCHo͞oəl, ˌantī -ˌæntiˌɪntlˈɛktʃuəl | ▶noun a person who scorns intellectuals and their views and methods. ▶adjective characteristic of an anti-intellectual person. DERIVATIVES an ti-in tel lec tu al ism noun

Anti-Lebanon Mountains

An ti-Leb a non Moun tains |ˌantē ˈlebənən, -əˌnän ˌæntiˈlɛbənɑn ˈmaʊntənz | a range of mountains that run north to south along the border between Lebanon and Syria, east of the Lebanon range.

anti-Semitism

an ti-Sem i tism |ˈˌæn (t )i ˈsɛməˌtɪzəm | ▶noun hostility to or prejudice against Jews. DERIVATIVES an ti-Sem ite noun, an ti-Se mit ic adjective

anti-slavery

anti-slavery ▶adjective opposed to the practice or system of slavery: the anti-slavery movement.

anti-Western

an ti-Wes tern ▶adjective hostile to the interests of Europe and North America, esp. the United States: another wave of anti-Western sentiment could emerge as a result of such an attack.

Oxford Dictionary

anti-

anti- |ˈanti |(also ant- ) ▶prefix 1 opposed to; against: anti-aircraft. • preventing: antibacterial. • relieving: antipruritic. • the opposite of: anticlimax. • acting as a rival: antipope. • unlike the conventional form: anti-hero. 2 Physics the antiparticle of a specified particle: antiproton. ORIGIN from Greek anti ‘against ’.

anti-abortion

anti-abortion |antɪəˈbɔːʃ (ə )n | ▶adjective opposing or legislating against medically induced abortion. DERIVATIVES anti-abortionist noun & adjective

anti-aircraft

anti-aircraft ▶adjective (especially of a gun or missile ) used to attack enemy aircraft.

anti-American

anti-American ▶adjective hostile to the interests of the United States. DERIVATIVES anti-Americanism noun

anti-apartheid

anti-apartheid |antɪəˈpɑːteɪt | ▶adjective opposed to a policy or system of apartheid.

anti-British

anti-British ▶adjective hostile to the interests of Britain or the United Kingdom.

anti-capitalist

anti-capitalist ▶adjective opposed to capitalism. ▶noun a person who is opposed to capitalism. DERIVATIVES anti-capitalism noun

anti-choice

anti-choice ▶adjective chiefly N. Amer. opposed to granting choice, especially the right to choose abortion.

anti-Christian

anti-Christian ▶adjective 1 opposed to Christianity or Christian values. 2 relating to the Antichrist.

anti-communist

anti-commun ¦ist |antɪˈkɒmjʊnɪst | ▶adjective opposed to communism. ▶noun a person who is opposed to communism.

anti-constitutional

anti-constitu ¦tion ¦al ▶adjective violating a political constitution: anti-constitutional activity.

Anti-Corn-Law League

Anti-Corn-Law League 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.

anti-corruption

anti-corruption ▶adjective designed to eradicate or prevent dishonest or fraudulent conduct, especially in a political context: an anti-corruption campaign.

anti-democratic

anti-democratic ▶adjective in conflict with the principles of democracy: these anti-democratic measures have severely curtailed political freedom.

anti-emetic

anti-emetic |antɪɪˈmɛtɪk | ▶adjective (chiefly of a drug ) preventing vomiting. ▶noun an anti-emetic drug.

anti-establishment

anti-establish ¦ment |antɪɪˈstablɪʃm (ə )nt | ▶adjective against the establishment or established authority.

anti-fraud

anti-fraud ▶adjective designed to prevent fraudulent practices: new anti-fraud measures will save the taxpayer millions in lost revenue.

anti-g

anti-g |antɪˈdʒiː | ▶adjective short for antigravity. ORIGIN 1940s: from anti- + g, the symbol for acceleration due to gravity.

anti-gay

anti-gay ▶adjective prejudiced against or opposed to homosexuality or homosexuals.

anti-government

anti-govern ¦ment |antɪˈɡʌv (ə )nm (ə )nt | ▶adjective against a government or the administration in office: anti-government demonstrations.

anti-hero

anti-hero ▶noun ( pl. anti-heroes ) a central character in a story, film, or drama who lacks conventional heroic attributes.

anti-heroine

anti-heroine ▶noun a female anti-hero.

anti-infective

anti-infect ¦ive ▶adjective (of a drug ) used to prevent infection. ▶noun an anti-infective drug.

anti-inflammatory

anti-inflam ¦ma ¦tory ▶adjective (chiefly of a drug ) used to reduce inflammation. ▶noun ( pl. anti-inflammatories ) an anti-inflammatory drug.

anti-intellectual

anti-knock

anti-knock ▶noun [ mass noun ] a substance (such as tetraethyl lead ) added to petrol to inhibit pre-ignition.

Anti-Lebanon Mountains

Anti-Lebanon Mountains a range of mountains running north to south along the border between Lebanon and Syria, east of the Lebanon range.

anti-life

anti-life ▶adjective opposed to or restricting the full development of natural life.

anti-lock

anti-lock ▶adjective (of brakes ) designed so as to prevent the wheels locking and the vehicle skidding if applied suddenly.

anti-magnetic

anti-magnet ¦ic ▶adjective (especially of watches ) resistant to magnetization.

anti-monarchist

anti-monarch ¦ist ▶noun an opponent of monarchy.

anti-national

anti-nation ¦al ▶adjective opposed to national interests or nationalism.

anti-noise

anti-noise ▶adjective [ attrib. ] promoting the suppression or reduction of noise: anti-noise regulations. ▶noun [ mass noun ] sound generated for the purpose of reducing noise by interference.

anti-nuclear

anti-nuclear |antɪˈnjuːklɪə | ▶adjective opposed to the development of nuclear weapons or nuclear power.

anti-personnel

anti-person ¦nel ▶adjective (of weapons, especially bombs ) designed to kill or injure people rather than to damage buildings or equipment.

anti-piracy

anti-piracy ▶adjective 1 designed to prevent the unauthorized use or reproduction of copyright material: the music industry's anti-piracy campaign. 2 designed to prevent or thwart piracy at sea: anti-piracy patrols.

anti-racism

anti-racism |antɪˈreɪsɪz (ə )m | ▶noun [ mass noun ] the policy or practice of opposing racism and promoting racial tolerance. DERIVATIVES anti-racist noun & adjective

anti-roll bar

anti-roll bar ▶noun a rubber-mounted bar fitted in the suspension of a vehicle to increase its stability, especially when cornering.

anti-Semitism

anti-Semitism |antiˈsɛmətɪzəm | ▶noun [ mass noun ] hostility to or prejudice against Jews. DERIVATIVES anti-Semite noun, anti-Semitic adjective

anti-slavery

anti-slavery ▶adjective opposed to the practice or system of slavery: the anti-slavery movement.

anti-static

anti-static ▶adjective preventing the build-up of static electricity or reducing its effects.

anti-tank

anti-tank |antɪˈtaŋk | ▶adjective for use against enemy tanks.

anti-tetanus

anti-tetanus ▶adjective preventing or effective against tetanus: an anti-tetanus injection.

anti-war

anti-war ▶adjective opposed to war in general or to the conduct of a specific war: his speech was interrupted by anti-war protesters.

anti-Western

anti-Western ▶adjective hostile to the interests of Europe and North America, especially the United States.

Duden Dictionary

anti-

an ti-, An ti-, ant- Ant- Präfix Anti- vor Vokalen und gelegentlich vor h ant- Ant- griechisch antí 1 bedeutet in Bildungen mit Substantiven oder Adjektiven gegen [über ], entgegen, nicht Antonym, Antidiabetikum | antipathisch 2 drückt in Bildungen mit Substantiven oder Adjektiven eine gegnerische Einstellung gegenüber einer Person oder Sache, eine ablehnende Haltung gegen jemanden oder etwas aus antiautoritär, -bürgerlich, -demokratisch | Antifaschist, -kommunismus, -sozialismus 3 drückt in Bildungen mit Adjektiven oder in Bildungen mit Substantiven aus, dass etwas verhindert wird oder werden soll, dass einer Sache entgegengewirkt wird antiallergisch | Antiinflationspolitik, Antikriegsfilm 4 drückt in Bildungen mit Substantiven einen [ergänzenden ] Gegensatz zu etwas oder etwas Entgegengesetztes aus Antirakete, -schnulze, -teilchen 5 drückt in Bildungen mit Substantiven aus, dass jemand oder etwas nicht das ist, was man üblicherweise darunter versteht Antifußball, -held, -star

Anti-Aging

An ti-Aging, An ti aging Substantiv, Neutrum , das Antiaging |…ˈ |eɪd͜ʃɪŋ …ˈ |eɪd͜ʃɪŋ |das Anti-Aging; Genitiv: des Anti-Agings das Antiaging; Genitiv: des Antiagings englisch antiaging (Adjektiv ) < anti = gegen und to age = altern Gesamtheit der [medizinischen ] Maßnahmen zum Hinauszögern des Alterungsprozesses

Anti-AKW-Demonstration

An ti-AKW-De mons t ra ti on , An ti-AKW-De mons tra ti on Substantiv, feminin , die |…|aːkaːˈveː …|

French Dictionary

anti-

anti- préf. préfixe Élément du grec signifiant « contre ». : Antibruit, antigel.

anti-âge

anti-âge ou antiâge adj. inv. Destiné à lutter contre le vieillissement (de la peau, de l ’organisme ). : Des produits et des soins anti-âge. Des aliments anti-âge, antiâge.

anti-g

anti-g adj. inv. adjectif invariable Forme abrégée de antigravitationnel. Qui sert à réduire les effets de l ’accélération ou de la décélération. : Une combinaison spatiale anti-g.

anti-impérialiste

anti-impérialiste adj. et n. m. et f. adjectif et nom masculin et féminin Opposé à l ’impérialisme. : Des groupes anti-impérialistes. Des anti-impérialistes.

anti-infectieux

anti-infectieux , ieuse adj. et n. m. adjectif Se dit d ’un médicament qui combat l ’infection. nom masculin : Des anti-infectieux.

anti-inflammatoire

anti-inflammatoire adj. et n. m. adjectif et nom masculin Se dit d ’un médicament qui prévient ou combat l ’inflammation. : Des produits anti-inflammatoires. Prendre des anti-inflammatoires.

anti-inflationniste

anti-inflationniste adj. adjectif Qui lutte contre l ’inflation. : Des mesures anti-inflationnistes.

anti-sous-marin

anti-sous-marin , ine adj. adjectif Qui détecte les sous-marins. : Des dispositifs anti-sous-marins. Note Technique Contrairement aux autres mots composés avec anti-, le préfixe est joint au nom composé sous-marin par un trait d ’union.

Spanish Dictionary

anti-

anti- Prefijo de origen latino que entra en la formación de adjetivos y nombres con el significado de: (i )Que es opuesto o contrario :antihéroe, anticlerical, antidemocrático, antihigiénico .(ii )Que protege, previene o lucha contra :antiaéreo, antigripal, anticongelante .El prefijo anti- debe escribirse unido a la palabra que modifica, sin espacios de separación ni guion. Excepcionalmente, se coloca un guion cuando anti- se acopla a siglas o a palabras que empiezan con mayúsculas: anti-OTAN, anti-Europa. Por otro lado, cuando se adhiere a vocablos que empiezan por i- , es recomendable recurrir a una grafía simplificada: antincendios .

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

anti-

an ti- /ǽnti , ｟米｠ǽntaɪ /接頭辞〖名詞形容詞に付けて〗反 …, 非 …, 対 …, 抗 …, 不 … (!形容詞固有名詞母音iなどの前ではハイフンを用いる ) (↔pro- ).

anti-abortionist

à nti-ab ó rtionist 名詞 C (妊娠 )中絶反対派 [者 ].

anti-dumping

à nti-d ú mping 形容詞〖名詞の前で〗(外国製品の )ダンピング防止の (ための ).～́ d ù ty ダンピング防止関税 .

anti-hero

á nti-h è ro 名詞複～es C (小説映画などの )ヒーローの資質に欠ける主人公, 反英雄 (!女性形はanti -heroine ) .

anti-knock

à nti-kn ó ck 名詞 U アンチノック剤〘エンジンのノッキングを防ぐためガソリンに混ぜる〙.

anti-lock braking system

à nti-lock br á king s ỳ stem 名詞 U (自動車の )アンチロックブレーキシステム〘急ブレーキ時でもハンドル操作が可能となる制動システム; ｟略｠ABS 〙.

anti-Semite

à nti-S é mite 名詞 C 反ユダヤ主義者 .

anti-Semitic

à nti-Sem í tic 形容詞反ユダヤ人 [主義 ]の .

anti-Semitism

an ti-Sem i tism /æ̀ntisémətɪ̀z (ə )m /名詞 U 反ユダヤ主義 [思想, 運動 ].

anti-spam

à nti-sp á m 形容詞〘インターネット〙迷惑メール防止の .～̀ f é atures [m é asures ]迷惑メール防止機能 .