antiguru

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adjective

Hostile to gurus, or to a specific guru.

Scrabble 9

Meanings

adjectiveantiguru (comparative more antiguru, superlative most antiguru)

comparative more antiguru · superlative most antiguru

  1. Hostile to gurus, or to a specific guru.

    Paranoid behavior, too, is often seen in the manifestation of hostility toward such tales, when the listener thinks that he or she is being challenged by what sounds like an antiguru story.

    1978, Human Nature - Volume 1, Issues 1-6, page 287
nounantiguru (plural antigurus)

plural antigurus

  1. Someone who is or attempts to be the opposite of a guru.

    He styles himself the antiguru, the anti-Martha Stewart, the anti-Rachael Ray. And his is the war to end all wars.

    2007 January 4, Virginia Heffernan, “Stepping Back From the Ledge of the Overly Appointed Life”, in New York Times

Origin

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APA

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MLA

“antiguru.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antiguru. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “antiguru,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antiguru.

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