Meanings
adjectiveantidevelopment (not comparable)
- not comparablegovernmentOpposed to development, particularly the development of neighborhoods or land
The problematic notion in all of this is that of antidevelopment forces working in concert.
1988 September 16, Michael Miner, “"Politics of Poverty": Why Did John McCarron Do That?”, in Chicago Reader
Origin
Translations
Portuguese antidesenvolvimento
- antidesenvolvimentoopposed to development
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APA
antidevelopment. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antidevelopment
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“antidevelopment.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antidevelopment. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “antidevelopment,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antidevelopment.
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