Meanings
comparative more antifascist · superlative most antifascist · alternative anti-fascist
- Opposed to the tenets of fascism; antifa.
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Subsequently, the GDR’s antifascist tradition would be diluted, distorted, and refashioned into an ahistorical national origins myth in which the citizens of East Germany were officially proclaimed the “victors of history,” but where little space remained for the real and complicated history, not to mention ambivalent role of Stalinized Communism, behind it.
2017 May 28, Loren Balhorn, “The Lost History of Antifa”, in Jacobin Magazine
plural antifascists · alternative anti-fascist
- A person opposed to the tenets of fascism.
After the AA/BO split in 2001, Antifas continued to work locally and regionally as dedicated networks of antifascists opposing far-right demonstrations and gatherings, though many also take up other left-wing issues and causes.
2017 May 28, Loren Balhorn, “The Lost History of Antifa”, in Jacobin Magazine
Origin
Translations
Catalan antifeixista, antifeixista
- antifeixistaopposed to fascism
- antifeixistaperson opposed to fascism
Chinese Mandarin 反法西斯, 反法西斯
- 反法西斯 (fǎn fàxīsī)opposed to fascism
- 反法西斯 (fǎn fàxīsī)person opposed to fascism
Czech protifašistický, antifašistický
- protifašistickýopposed to fascism
- antifašistickýopposed to fascism
- antifašistaperson opposed to fascism
Dutch antifascist
- antifascistperson opposed to fascism
Esperanto kontraŭfaŝisma, kontraŭfaŝisto
- kontraŭfaŝismaopposed to fascism
- kontraŭfaŝistoperson opposed to fascism
Finnish antifasistinen, fasisminvastainen
- antifasistinenopposed to fascism
- fasisminvastainenopposed to fascism
- antifasistiperson opposed to fascism
French antifasciste, antifasciste
- antifascisteopposed to fascism
- antifascisteperson opposed to fascism
German antifaschistisch, Antifaschist
- antifaschistischopposed to fascism
- Antifaschistperson opposed to fascism
- Antifaschistinperson opposed to fascism
Greek αντιφασίστας, αντιφασίστρια
- αντιφασίστας (antifasístas)opposed to fascism
- αντιφασίστρια (antifasístria)opposed to fascism
- αντιφασιστικός (antifasistikós)person opposed to fascism
Hungarian antifasiszta
- antifasisztaperson opposed to fascism
Italian antifascista
- antifascistaopposed to fascism
Japanese 反ファシスト
- 反ファシスト (han-fashisuto)person opposed to fascism
Polish antyfaszystowski, antyfaszysta
- antyfaszystowskiopposed to fascism
- antyfaszystaperson opposed to fascism
- antyfaszystkaperson opposed to fascism
Portuguese antifascista, antifascista
- antifascistaopposed to fascism
- antifascistaperson opposed to fascism
Romanian antifascist
- antifascistopposed to fascism
Russian антифаши́стский, антифаши́ст
- антифаши́стский (antifašístskij)opposed to fascism
- антифаши́ст (antifašíst)person opposed to fascism
- антифаши́стка (antifašístka)person opposed to fascism
Spanish antifascista, antifascista
- antifascistaopposed to fascism
- antifascistaperson opposed to fascism
Swedish antifascistisk, antifascist
- antifascistiskopposed to fascism
- antifascistperson opposed to fascism
Vietnamese chống phát xít, người chống phát xít
- chống phát xítopposed to fascism
- người chống phát xítperson opposed to fascism
Yiddish אַנטיפֿאַשיסטיש
- אַנטיפֿאַשיסטיש (antifashistish)opposed to fascism
Cite this entry
antifascist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antifascist
“antifascist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antifascist. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “antifascist,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antifascist.
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