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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.
n
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]
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| Noun | 1. | anti - a person who is opposed (to an action or policy or practice etc.); "the antis smelled victory after a long battle" |
| Adj. | 1. |  anti - not in favor of (an action or proposal etc.)pro - in favor of (an action or proposal etc.); "a pro vote" |
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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
anti
in cpds → Anti-, anti-;anti-abortion
adj → Antiabtreibungs-; anti campaign → Antiabtreibungskampagne f
anti-abortionist
n → Abtreibungsgegner(in) m(f)
anti-ag(e)ing
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)
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
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
antiperspirant
n → Antitranspirant nt
anti
:antiriot
adj anti police → Bereitschaftspolizei f
anti-roll bar
n (Brit Aut) → Stabilisator m
anti
:antirust
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
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
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
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