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That's a common usage of the prefix 'anti-', however. You see it in things like antihero (still a hero), antiparticle (still particle), &c., where it means 'op
by talideon 9y ago
That's a common usage of the prefix 'anti-', however. You see it in things like antihero (still a hero), antiparticle (still particle), &c., where it means 'opposite, contrasting with the norm'.
- paulddraper 9y agoOr antithesis (still a thesis). Anti just means "against". The opponent could also fit the suffix (antithesis) or not (antisocial). Contrast with "non" or "a" or "un'.