anti-personnel

adjective

Referring to devices (typically weapons) intended to harm people in particular.

“An anti-personnel mine will kill a soldier but is ineffective against a tank.”

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OriginEnglish personnel ← Ancient Greek ἀντι- (anti-) ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti →
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Meanings

adjective

alternative antipersonnel

  1. governmentReferring to devices (typically weapons) intended to harm people in particular.

    An anti-personnel mine will kill a soldier but is ineffective against a tank.

    Synonyms: AP

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveReferring to devices (typically weapons) intended to harm people in particular.

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AP

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ent-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂énts
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂énti
  4. Ancient Greekᾰ̓ντῐ́ (ăntĭ́)
  5. Ancient Greekἀντι- (anti-)
  6. Englishanti-
  7. Englishpersonnel
  8. Englishanti-personnel

From anti- + personnel.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 反人員 /反人员
  • 反人員 /反人员 (fǎnrényuán)intended to harm people
Japanese 対人
  • 対人 (taijin)intended to harm people
Korean 대인, 인명 살상용
  • 대인 (daein)intended to harm people
  • 인명 살상용 (inmyeong salsang'yong)intended to harm people
Portuguese antipessoal
  • antipessoalintended to harm people
Russian противопехо́тный
  • противопехо́тный (protivopexótnyj)intended to harm people
Cite this entry
APA

anti-personnel. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anti-personnel

MLA

“anti-personnel.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anti-personnel. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “anti-personnel,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anti-personnel.

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