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antipornography 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- Proto-Indo-European *perh₂-der. Proto-Hellenic *pórnē Ancient Greek πόρνη (pórnē) Proto-Indo-European *gerbʰ- Proto-Hellenic *grə́pʰō Ancient Greek γράφω (gráphō) Ancient Greek -γρᾰ́φος (-grắphos) Ancient Greek πορνογράφος (pornográphos)lbor. French pornographiebor. English pornography English antipornography From anti- + pornography.

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) Opposed to the distribution and consumption of pornography
   • Such findings may cheer antipornography activists; as feminist writer Andrea Dworkin puts it, "the whole purpose of pornography is to hurt women." 2001 June 24, Philip Elmer-Dewitt, “On a Screen Near You”, in Time, →ISSN, archived from the original on 09 Nov 2023:
   • We're with an antipornography organization.

Forms

Translations (9)

pt antipornográfico (opposed to pornography) · pt antipornografia (opposed to pornography) · fr antipornographique (opposed to pornography) · es antipornografía (opposed to pornography) · fr anti-pornographique (opposed to pornography) · fr antipornographie (opposed to pornography) · el αντιπορνογραφικός (opposed to pornography) · fr anti-pornographie (opposed to pornography) · es antipornográfico (opposed to pornography)