antimusic

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noun

Any form of music that defies convention to such a degree that some people would not recognise it as musical.

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Meanings

nounantimusic (usually uncountable, plural antimusics)

plural antimusics

  1. uncountableusuallyentertainmentAny form of music that defies convention to such a degree that some people would not recognise it as musical.
    1 more example

    […] the current vogue, on the internet, for creating “black midi” files using software to create musical performances with literally millions of notes being played […] is unlikely to appeal to the general listener and we should probably consider it a deviant case of anti-music made for frivolous purposes rather than any kind of polemic.

    2015, Samuel Cameron, Music in the Marketplace: A Social Economics Approach, page 2
adjectiveantimusic (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOpposing music.

    In other words, the lack of musical ritual in Canada cannot be understood as yet another case of Muslim antimusic sentiment.

    2011, Karin van Nieuwkerk, Muslim Rap, Halal Soaps, and Revolutionary Theater, page 132

Origin

Translations

Portuguese antimúsica
  • antimúsicaany form of music that defies convention
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APA

antimusic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antimusic

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

Chicago

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

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