English

Etymology
From Gr. αν�ί anti'', against, in stead of.

Prefix
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1. Against, hostile to.

#: antiabortion

1. Opposite of, reverse.

#: antimatter
#: anticlockwise

1. Counteracting, neutralizing.

#: antibacterial

Usage notes

1. Anti- should not to be confused with ante-, which is a prefix of Latin origin meaning before.
2. Anti- sometimes becomes ant- before words beginning in a vowel.

#: antacid

Antonyms
(against, hostile to): pro-

Derived terms

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anti
anti-abortion
antiaging
anti-aircraft
antiarrhythmic
antibacterial
antiballistic
antibiosis
antibiotic
antibody
anticathode
anticatholic
anti-chip
Antichrist
antichristian
anticivic
anticlerical
anticlericalism
anticlimax
anti-climb
anticline
anticlockwise
anticoagulant
anticonvulsant
anticorrosive
anticyclone
anticyclonic
anti-dazzle
antidepressant
anti-devolutionist
antidisestablismentarian
antidisestablismentarianism
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antidiuretic
anti-establishment
anti-fade
anti-federal
anti-federalism
anti-federalist
anti-flash
antifouling
antifreeze
antifriction
anti-g
antigay
antigen
anti-glare
anti-hero
antihistamine
antihypertensive
anti-immigrant
anti-inflammatory
antijamming
antiknock
anti-lock
antilogarithm
antimacassar
antimagnetic
antimalarial
anti-marketeer
antimatter
antimicrobial
antimissile
antimitotic
antimnemonic
antimodernist
antimonarchical
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antimonarchist
antimutagen
anti-national
antinephritic
antineutrino
antineutron
antinode
antinoise
antinomy
anti-novel
antioxidant
antipapal
antiparallel
antiparticle
antipathetic
antipathic
antipathy
antiperiodic
antiperistalsis
antiperistaltic
anti-personnel
antiperspirant
antipope
anti-predator
antiproton
antipruritic
antipsychotic
anti-racism
anti-racist
anti-reform
anti-roll bar
antirust
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antiscorbutic
antiscriptural
anti-Semite
anti-Semitic
anti-Semitism
antiship
antiskid
antislavery
antisocial
antispasmodic
antistatic
antisubmarine
antitank
antiterrorist
antitheft
antithrombin
antitoxic
antitoxin
antitrade
antitragus
antitrinitarian
antitrinitarianism
antitrust
antitussive
antitype
antivaccinationism
antivaccinationist
antiviral
antivirus
antivitamin
antivivisection
antivivisectionism
antivivisectionist
antiwar
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Translations
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Finnish: anti-, epä-, vasta-
French: anti-
Greek: αν�ί-
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Italian: anti-
Norwegian: anti-#Norwegian|anti-
Russian: п�о�иво-, ан�и-
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See also
anti<!--adjective and noun-->
contra-
counter-
ob-

Norwegian

Prefix
anti-

1. defn|Norwegian

Derived terms
anti-aldring

Category:Norwegian prefixes

Spanish

Prefix
ante-

1. against

Derived terms
anticristo
antipútrido
anticuerpo
antimateria
anticoncepción

Category:Spanish prefixes

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