anti-

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Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /æntiː/
• (America) IPA: /ænti/, /æntaɪ/

Prefix

1. Against, hostile to.

   antiabortion

2. Contrasting with the norm.

   antihero

3. Opposite of, reverse.

   anticlockwise

4. Physically opposite: applied to mountain ranges.

   Anti-Lebanon, Anti-Taurus, Anti-Atlas

5. Counteracting, neutralizing.

   antibacterial

6. (particle physics) Related to antiparticles.

   antimatter, antiatom

7. (immunology) That reacts with immunoglobins found in the specified animal.

   antirabbit, antihorse

Antonyms

• (against, hostile to): pro-

Translations

• French: anti-
• German: gegen, anti-
• Italian: anti-
• Portuguese: anti-
• Russian: про́тиво-
• Spanish: anti-, contra-

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