anti-

Morpheme

anti-

Type

prefix

Denotation

against, opposed to, opposite of, instead

Etymology

Old French anti-; Latin anti-; Ancient Greek anti

Evidence

antibiotic, antibody, anticlimax, antidote, antidepressant, antifreeze, antihero, antipathy, antithesis, antiviral

Notes

usual form before consonants

See Also

ant-