Etymology

antirealist

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Today it means: One who rejects realism. Full definition →

English realist ← Middle English real ← Old French ree
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The story

  1. Englishanti-
  2. Late Latinreālis
  3. Old Frenchree
  4. Middle Englishreal
  5. Englishreal
  6. Englishrealist
  7. English todayantirealist

From anti- + realist.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.