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anti-pacifist

an·ti-pac·i·fist
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [an-tahy, an-tee pas-uh-fist]
    • /ˈæn taɪ, ˈæn ti ˈpæs ə fɪst/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [an-tahy, an-tee pas-uh-fist]
    • /ˈæn taɪ, ˈæn ti ˈpæs ə fɪst/

Definitions of anti-pacifist word

  • noun anti-pacifist a person who believes in pacifism or is opposed to war or to violence of any kind. 1
  • noun anti-pacifist a person whose personal belief in pacifism causes him or her to refuse being drafted into military service. Compare conscientious objector. 1
  • adjective anti-pacifist pacifistic. 1

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Origin of anti-pacifist

First appearance:

before 1905
One of the 15% newest English words
From the French word pacifiste, dating back to 1905-10. See pacific, -ist

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Parts of speech for Anti-pacifist

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

anti-pacifist popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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