antiabortion en · ADJ
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ντῐ́ (ăntĭ́) Ancient Greek ἀντι- (anti-)der. English anti- English abortion English antiabortion From anti- + abortion.
Meanings
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Opposed to the practice or legalization of abortion.
Antiabortion activists pointed out that immigrant families, many of them Catholic, were larger and would soon outpopulate native-born white Yankees and threaten their political power.
1996, Leslie J. Reagan, When Abortion Was a Crime:The news reporters tell us that conservatives are antiabortion, anti–gun control, antidiversity, antienvironment, antieverything.
2001, Gordon K. Durnil, The Making of a Conservative Environmentalist, page 182:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most antiabortion | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| anti-abortion | alternative | lexicographic | |
| more antiabortion | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Deriveds
anti-abortionism · antiabortionist
Relateds
Synonyms
Translations (14)
pt antiaborto (opposed to the practice of abortion) · fi abortinvastainen (opposed to the practice of abortion) · fr anti-avortement (opposed to the practice of abortion) · hu abortuszellenes (opposed to the practice of abortion) · pt antiabortista (opposed to the practice of abortion) · de Anti-Abtreibungs- (opposed to the practice of abortion) · it antiaborto (opposed to the practice of abortion) · gl antiabortista (opposed to the practice of abortion) · es antiabortista (opposed to the practice of abortion) · ca antiavortista (opposed to the practice of abortion) · pl antyaborcyjny (opposed to the practice of abortion) · it antiabortista (opposed to the practice of abortion) · es antiaborto (opposed to the practice of abortion) · gl antiaborto (opposed to the practice of abortion)