anti-

(word root) againstExamples of words with the root anti-: antichrist, antiestablishment

anti-

or ant-pref.1. a. Opposite: antimere.b. Opposing; against: antiapartheid.c. Counteracting; neutralizing: antacid.d. Destroying: antiaircraft.2. a. Inverse: antilogarithm.b. Displaying opposite characteristics: antihero.

[Greek, from anti, opposite; see ant- in Indo-European roots.]

anti-

prefix 1. against; opposing: anticlerical; antisocial. 2. opposite to: anticlimax; antimere. 3. rival; false: antipope. 4. counteracting, inhibiting, or neutralizing: antifreeze; antihistamine. 5. designating the antiparticle of the particle specified: antineutron. [from Greek anti]

an•ti

(ˈæn taɪ, ˈæn ti)

n., pl. -tis. a person who is opposed to a particular practice, party, policy, action, etc. [1780–90; anti-]

anti-

a prefix meaning “against, opposed to, prejudicial to” ( anti-abortion; anti-Semitic; antislavery), “preventing, counteracting, or mitigating” ( anticoagulant; antifreeze), “destroying or disabling” ( antiaircraft; antipersonnel), “identical to in form or function, but lacking, opposite, or contrary in essential respects” ( anticlimax; antihero; antiparticle), “an antagonist or rival of” ( Antichrist; antipope), “situated opposite” ( Anti-Lebanon). Also, before a vowel,ant-. [Middle English < Latin < Greek, prefixal use of antí; akin to and]

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.

Translations

anti-

(ӕnti) prefix1. against, as in anti-aircraft. 反2. the opposite of, as in anticlockwise. 逆

anti-

word element [Gr.], counteracting; effective against.

anti-

(an'tē), Do not confuse this prefix with ante-.1. Combining form meaning against, opposing, or, in relation to symptoms and diseases, curative. 2. Prefix denoting an antibody (immunoglobulin) specific for the thing indicated; for example, antitoxin (antibody specific for a toxin). [G. anti, against, opposite, instead of]

anti-

1. Combining form meaning against, opposing, or, in relation to symptoms and diseases, curative. 2. Combining form meaning an antibody (immunoglobulin) specific for the thing indicated (e.g., antitoxin, as in antibody specific for a toxin). [G. anti, against, opposite, instead of]

anti-

Prefix denoting against, opposite, counteractive.

anti-

see ANT-.

anti-

Do not confuse this prefix with ante-.1. Combining form meaning against, opposing, or, in relation to symptoms and diseases, curative. 2. Combining form denoting an antibody (immunoglobulin) specific for the thing indicated; e.g., antitoxin (antibody specific for a toxin). [G. anti, against, opposite, instead of]

Acronym

Definition

ANTI-➣Against (Prefix)