Meanings
nounantifascism (usually uncountable, plural antifascisms)
plural antifascisms · alternative anti-fascism
- uncountableusuallyOpposition to fascism
In fostering a politics that linked antifascism abroad with antiracism at home, the “radical left” (including but not restricted to Communists) thus “redefined the debate over white supremacy and hastened its end.”
2008 February 10, Maurice Isserman, “Pathfinders”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 12 Nov 2020Synonyms: antifa
Synonyms & antonyms
nounOpposition to fascism
Similar
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂ent-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂énts
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂énti
- Ancient Greekᾰ̓ντῐ́ (ăntĭ́)
- Ancient Greekἀντι- (anti-)
- Englishanti-
- Latinfascis
- Italianfascio
- Italianfascismo
- Englishfascism
- Englishantifascism
Translations
Arabic مناهضة الفاشية
- مناهضة الفاشيةopposition to fascism
Catalan antifeixisme
- antifeixismeopposition to fascism
Chinese Mandarin 反法西斯主義 /反法西斯主义
- 反法西斯主義 /反法西斯主义 (fǎn fàxīsīzhǔyì)opposition to fascism
Czech antifašismus
- antifašismusopposition to fascism
Esperanto kontraŭfaŝismo
- kontraŭfaŝismoopposition to fascism
French antifascisme
- antifascismeopposition to fascism
German Antifaschismus
- Antifaschismusopposition to fascism
Greek αντιφασισμός
- αντιφασισμός (antifasismós)opposition to fascism
Hungarian antifasizmus
- antifasizmusopposition to fascism
Japanese 反ファシズム, 反結束主義
- 反ファシズム (han-fashizumu)opposition to fascism
- 反結束主義opposition to fascism
Korean 안티 파시즘, 반파시즘
- 안티 파시즘opposition to fascism
- 반파시즘 (banpasijeum)opposition to fascism
Persian ضدفاشیسم
- ضدفاشیسمopposition to fascism
Portuguese antifascismo
- antifascismoopposition to fascism
Romanian antifascism
- antifascismopposition to fascism
Russian антифаши́зм
- антифаши́зм (antifašízm)opposition to fascism
Spanish antifascismo
- antifascismoopposition to fascism
Turkish antifaşizm
- antifaşizmopposition to fascism
Vietnamese chủ nghĩa chống phát xít
- chủ nghĩa chống phát xítopposition to fascism
Cite this entry
APA
antifascism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antifascism
MLA
“antifascism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antifascism. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “antifascism,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antifascism.
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