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antiterrorist

an·ti·ter·ror·ist
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [an-tee-ter-er-ist, an-tahy-]
    • /ˌæn tiˈtɛr ər ɪst, ˌæn taɪ-/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [an-tee-ter-er-ist, an-tahy-]
    • /ˌæn tiˈtɛr ər ɪst, ˌæn taɪ-/

Definitions of antiterrorist word

  • adjective antiterrorist relating to measures, policies, or organizations designed to combat terrorist activity 3
  • adjective antiterrorist used or designed to combat terrorism: antiterrorist tactics. 1
  • noun antiterrorist Preventing or counteracting terrorism, or reducing the threat from terrorism. 1
  • noun antiterrorist One who opposes terrorism. 0
See all 4 definitions of antiterrorist

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Origin of antiterrorist

First appearance:

before 1960
One of the 3% newest English words
First recorded in 1960-65; anti- + terrorist

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Antiterrorist

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Antiterrorist

antiterrorist popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 59% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

antiterrorist usage trend in Literature

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