antimovement

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noun

A social or political movement that opposes something specific.

OriginEnglish movement ← Middle English mevement ← Old French movement →
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Meanings

nounantimovement (plural antimovements)

plural antimovements

  1. A social or political movement that opposes something specific.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ent-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂énts
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂énti
  4. Ancient Greekᾰ̓ντῐ́ (ăntĭ́)
  5. Ancient Greekἀντι- (anti-)
  6. Englishanti-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*m(y)ewh₁-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*m(y)owh₁éyeti
  9. Proto-Italic*moweō
  10. Latinmovēre
  11. Old Frenchmovoir
  12. Old Frenchmovement
  13. Middle Englishmevement
  14. Englishmovement
  15. Englishantimovement

From anti- + movement.

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APA

antimovement. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antimovement

MLA

“antimovement.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antimovement. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “antimovement,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antimovement.

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