antifascism en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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- Latin fascis Italian fascio Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ῐσμός (-ĭsmós)bor. Latin -ismus Italian -ismo Italian fascismolbor. English fascism English antifascism From anti- + fascism.
Meanings
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(uncountable, usually) Opposition to fascism
In fostering a politics that linked antifascism abroad with antiracism at home, the “radical left” (including but not restricted to Communists) thus “redefined the debate over white supremacy and hastened its end.”
2008 February 10, Maurice Isserman, “Pathfinders”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 12 Nov 2020:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| antifascisms | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| anti-fascism | alternative | lexicographic |
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Translations (25)
ja 反結束主義 (opposition to fascism) · scn antifascìsimu (opposition to fascism) · oc antifaissisme (opposition to fascism) · ca antifeixisme (opposition to fascism) · hu antifasizmus (opposition to fascism) · cs antifašismus (opposition to fascism) · oc antifaishisme (opposition to fascism) · ja 反ファシズム (opposition to fascism) · fr antifascisme (opposition to fascism) · ro antifascism (opposition to fascism) · es antifascismo (opposition to fascism) · ru антифаши́зм (opposition to fascism) · eo kontraŭfaŝismo (opposition to fascism) · el αντιφασισμός (opposition to fascism) · cmn 反法西斯主義 /反法西斯主义 (opposition to fascism) · ko 반파시즘 (opposition to fascism) · gl antifascismo (opposition to fascism) · br enepfaskouriezh (opposition to fascism) · ar مناهضة الفاشية (opposition to fascism) · pt antifascismo (opposition to fascism) · tr antifaşizm (opposition to fascism) · fa ضدفاشیسم (opposition to fascism) · de Antifaschismus (opposition to fascism) · vi chủ nghĩa chống phát xít (opposition to fascism) · ko 안티 파시즘 (opposition to fascism)