antiterror

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adjective

Opposing or preventing terrorism; antiterrorist.

OriginEnglish terror ← Middle English terrour ← Middle French terreur →
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Meanings

adjectiveantiterror (not comparable)
  1. not comparablegovernmentOpposing or preventing terrorism; antiterrorist.

Origin

  1. Englishanti-
  2. Latinterror
  3. Old Frenchterreur
  4. Middle Frenchterreur
  5. Middle Englishterrour
  6. Englishterror
  7. Englishantiterror

From anti- + terror.

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APA

antiterror. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antiterror

MLA

“antiterror.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antiterror. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “antiterror,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antiterror.

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