antispastPros.|ˈæntɪspæst| [ad.Gr. ἀντίσπαστ-ος, f. ἀντισπά-ειν to draw in the contrary direction.] A metrical foot composed of an iambus and a trochee, as ἀλέξανδρος. 1706Phillips, Antispastus.1821Edin.Rev. XXXV. 302 The lords of Antispast and friends to Double-dochmee.