1. anti- a prefixmeaning “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-.
Etymology: (ME < L < Gk, prefixal use of antí; akin to and)