anti
Informal
adj
1 opposed to a party, policy, attitude, etc.
he won't join because he is rather anti
n
2 an opponent of a party, policy, etc.
anti-
prefix
1 against; opposing
anticlerical, antisocial
2 opposite to
anticlimax, antimere
4 counteracting, inhibiting, or neutralizing
antifreeze, antihistamine
(from Greek anti)
anti-aircraft
n modifier of or relating to defence against aircraft attack
anti-aircraft batteries
Anti-Corn Law League
n an organization founded in 1839 by Richard Cobden and John Bright to oppose the Corn Laws, which were repealed in 1846
anti-G suit
n another name for →
G-suit
anti-icer
n a device fitted to an aircraft to prevent the formation of ice
Compare →
de-icer
anti-inflammatory
adj
1 reducing inflammation
n
2 any anti-inflammatory drug, such as cortisone, aspirin, or ibuprofen
Anti-Lebanon
n a mountain range running north and south between Syria and Lebanon, east of the Lebanon Mountains. Highest peak: Mount Hermon, 2814 m (9232 ft.)
anti-roll bar
n a crosswise rubber-mounted bar in the suspension of a motor vehicle, which counteracts the movement downward on one side when cornering
anti-roman (French)
n pl , anti-romans another term for →
antinovel
(literally: anti-novel)
anti-Semite
n a person who persecutes or discriminates against Jews
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anti-Semitic adj
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anti-Semitically adv
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anti-Semitism n