anti-story

UK/ˈæn.tiˌstɔːɹi/UK/ˈæn.taɪ-/

noun

A work of fiction in which the author breaks in some way the conventional rules of storytelling, usually with some feature (for example, a lack of plot or characters, unusual subject or presentation, etc.) that strongly challenges the reader's expectations.

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Meanings

nounanti-story (plural anti-stories)

plural anti-stories · alternative antistory

  1. literatureA work of fiction in which the author breaks in some way the conventional rules of storytelling, usually with some feature (for example, a lack of plot or characters, unusual subject or presentation, etc.) that strongly challenges the reader's expectations.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
unstory

Origin

From anti- + story.

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Translations

Polish antypowieść
  • antypowieśćunconventional work of fiction
Portuguese anti-história
  • anti-históriaunconventional work of fiction
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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