antiprinciple

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noun

A principle that opposes another principle.

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Meanings

nounantiprinciple (plural antiprinciples)

plural antiprinciples

  1. A principle that opposes another principle.

    The principle of redundancy […] is the antiprinciple of the principle of economy.

    1980, Samuel A. Corson, Elizabeth O'Leary Corson, Joyce A. Alexander, Ethology and Nonverbal Communication in Mental Health, page 202

Origin

From anti- + principle.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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