anti-

(word root) against

Examples of words with the root anti-: antichrist, antiestablishment

an·ti

(ăn′tī, -tē)

n. pl. an·tis

A person who is opposed to something, such as a group, policy, proposal, or practice.

adj.

Opposed: "Douglas MacArthur had a coterie of worshipers, balanced off by an equal number ... who were vehemently anti" (Joseph C. Harsch).

prep.

Opposed to; against.

[From anti-.]

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anti

(ˈæntɪ)

adj

opposed to a party, policy, attitude, etc: he won't join because he is rather anti.

an opponent of a party, policy, etc

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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]

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun	1.	anti - a person who is opposed (to an action or policy or practice etc.); "the antis smelled victory after a long battle" individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do"
Adj.	1.	anti - not in favor of (an action or proposal etc.) pro - in favor of (an action or proposal etc.); "a pro vote"

Translations

anti

[ˈæntʀ]

A. PREP she is anti the whole idea → ella está completamente en contra de la idea

B. ADJ he's rather anti → está más bien opuesto

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anti

[ˈænti]

n
the antis → ceux qui sont contre

adj (= against) to be anti sth → être contre qch

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anti

(inf)

adj pred → in Opposition (inf); are you in favour (Brit) or favor (US)? — no, I’m anti → bist du dafür? — nein, ich bin dagegen

prep → gegen (+acc); anti everything → grundsätzlich gegen alles

anti

in cpds → Anti-, anti-;

anti-abortion

adj → Antiabtreibungs-; anti campaign → Antiabtreibungskampagne f

anti-abortionist

n → Abtreibungsgegner(in) m(f)

anti-ag(e)ing

adj anti cream → Creme f → gegen Hautalterung

anti-aircraft

adj → Flugabwehr-; anti defence (Brit) or defense (US) → Luftverteidigung f; anti fire → Flakfeuer nt; anti gun → Flak (→ geschütz nt) f; anti missile → Flugabwehrrakete f

anti-American

adj → antiamerikanisch

antiballistic missile

n → Antiraketenrakete f

antibiotic

n → Antibiotikum nt

adj → antibiotisch

antibody

n → Antikörper m

anti

anticlerical

adj → antiklerikal, kirchenfeindlich

anticlimactic

adj → enttäuschend

anticlimax

n → Enttäuschung f; (no pl, Liter) → Antiklimax f

anticlockwise (esp Brit)

adj → nach links; in an anti direction → entgegen dem Uhrzeigersinn

adv → nach links, gegen den Uhrzeigersinn or die Uhrzeigerrichtung

anticoagulant

n → Antikoagulans nt (spec)

adj → antikoagulierend (spec), → blutgerinnungshemmend

anticonvulsant

n → Antikonvulsivum nt

adj → antikonvulsiv

anticorrosive

adj → Korrosionsschutz-; anti paint → Korrosionsschutzfarbe f

anti

anticyclical

adj → antizyklisch; anti policy (Econ) → Konjunkturpolitik f; for anti reasons → aus konjunkturpolitischen Gründen

anticyclone

n → Antizyklone f, → Hoch(druckgebiet) nt

anti-dandruff

adj shampoo → gegen Schuppen

antidazzle

adj (Brit) → blendfrei

antidepressant

n → Antidepressivum nt

adj → antidepressiv

antidote

n (Med, fig) → Gegenmittel nt → (against, to, for gegen)

antifemale

adj → frauenfeindlich

antifreeze

n → Frostschutz (→ mittel nt) m

anti

antiglare

adj (US) → blendfrei

anti-globalist

n → Globalisierungsgegner(in) m(f)

anti-globalization

adj → Antiglobalisierungs-; anti movement → Anti-Globalisierungs-Bewegung f; anti protester → Globalisierungsgegner(in) m(f)

antihero

n → Antiheld m

antihistamine

n → Antihistamin(ikum) nt

anti-inflammatory

n → Entzündungshemmer m

adj drug → entzündungshemmend

antiknock agent

n → Antiklopfmittel nt

antilock

adj → Blockierschutz-; anti brakes → Blockierschutzbremsen pl; anti braking system → Blockierschutzbremssystem nt

antilog(arithm)

n → Antilogarithmus m, → Numerus m

antimacassar

n → (Sessel-/Sofa)schoner m

antimalarial

adj → gegen Malaria

n → Malariamittel nt

anti-marketeer

n → EG-Gegner(in) m(f)

antimatter

n → Antimaterie f

antimissile

adj → Raketenabwehr-; anti system → Raketenabwehrsystem nt

antimist

adj anti cloth (Mot) → Antibeschlagtuch nt

anti

antinuclear

adj (= against nuclear energy) → Anti-Atom(kraft)-; (= against nuclear weapons) → Anti-Atomwaffen-; the anti lobby/protesters → die Atomkraftgegner pl, → die Atomwaffengegner pl

antinuclearist

n → Atomkraftgegener(in) m(f), → Kernkraftgegner(in) m(f)

antioxidant

n → Antioxidans nt; antis → Antioxidantien pl

anti

antipersonnel

adj → gegen Menschen gerichtet; anti bomb → Splitterbombe f; anti mine → Antipersonenmine f

antiperspirant

n → Antitranspirant nt

anti

antiriot

adj anti police → Bereitschaftspolizei f

anti-roll bar

n (Brit Aut) → Stabilisator m

anti

antirust

adj → Rostschutz-; anti paint → Rostschutzfarbe f

antiscorbutic

adj → antiskorbutisch

anti-Semite

n → Antisemit(in) m(f)

anti-Semitic

adj → antisemitisch

anti-Semitism

n → Antisemitismus m

antiseptic

n → Antiseptikum nt

adj (lit, fig) → antiseptisch

antiskid

adj → rutschsicher

antislavery

adj speech etc → gegen die Sklaverei

antislip

adj floor → rutschfest, rutschsicher

anti-smoking

adj group → Antiraucher-; anti campaign → Kampagne nt → gegen das Rauchen

antisocial

adj person, behaviour etc → unsozial; (Psych, Sociol) → asozial; to be in an anti mood → nicht in Gesellschaftslaune sein; don’t be anti (= don’t be a spoilsport) → sei kein Spielverderber; (= don’t be aloof etc) → mach doch mit; may I smoke or would that be anti? → darf ich rauchen oder stört das?; I work anti hours → ich arbeite zu Zeiten, wo andere freihaben

antistatic

adj → antistatisch

antitank

adj → Panzerabwehr-; anti gun → Panzerabwehrgeschütz nt; anti ditch/obstacle → Panzersperre f

antitechnological

adj → technologiefeindlich

antiterrorist

adj squad, measures → zur Terrorismusbekämpfung

antitheft device

n → Diebstahlsicherung f

anti

antitoxin

n → Gegengift nt, → Antitoxin nt

antitrade (wind)

n → Antipassat(wind) m

antitrust

adj (US) anti legislation → Kartellgesetzgebung f

anti-virus software

n (Comput) → Antivirensoftware f

antivivisectionism

n → Ablehnung f → der Vivisektion

antivivisectionist

n → Gegner(in) m(f) → der Vivisektion

adj his anti views → seine ablehnende Haltung der Vivisektion gegenüber

anti-wrinkle

adj → Antifalten-; anti cream → Antifaltencreme f

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