Meanings
adjectiveantigun (comparative more antigun, superlative most antigun)
comparative more antigun · superlative most antigun · alternative anti-gun
- Opposed to guns, especially widespread individual use of guns.
- governmentSupportive of greater gun control, often including opposition to the idea of gun rights.
Carolyn McCarthy, who ran for Congress on an antigun platform […], said she may challenge the “N.R.A. poster child” in 2010.
2009 January 25, Maureen Dowd, “Which Governor Is Wackier?”, in New York Times
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Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂ent-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂énts
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂énti
- Ancient Greekᾰ̓ντῐ́ (ăntĭ́)
- Ancient Greekἀντι- (anti-)
- Englishanti-
- Proto-Indo-European*gʷʰen-
- Proto-Indo-European*gʷʰéntis
- Proto-Germanic*gunþiz
- Old Norsegunnr
- Proto-Indo-European*kelh₂-
- Proto-Indo-European*kelh₂tís
- Proto-Germanic*hildiz
- Old Norsehildr
- Old NorseGunnhildr
- Middle Englishgunne
- Englishgun
- Englishantigun
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APA
antigun. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antigun
MLA
“antigun.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antigun. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “antigun,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antigun.
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