Meanings
adjectiveantialtruistic (comparative more antialtruistic, superlative most antialtruistic)
comparative more antialtruistic · superlative most antialtruistic
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂ent-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂énts
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂énti
- Ancient Greekᾰ̓ντῐ́ (ăntĭ́)
- Ancient Greekἀντι- (anti-)
- Englishanti-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂élyos
- Proto-Italic*aljos
- Proto-Italic*aliteros
- Latinalterī
- Vulgar Latin*alterui
- Old Frenchautrui
- Frenchautrui
- Frenchaltruisme
- Englishaltruism
- Englishaltruist
- Englishaltruistic
- Englishantialtruistic
From anti- + altruistic.
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antialtruistic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antialtruistic
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“antialtruistic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antialtruistic. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “antialtruistic,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antialtruistic.
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