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anti-life

anti-life

1 9.9
A power that destroys living things
  • noun
  • /ˈæn.ti.laɪf/
  • Literature
: entidad anti-vida
  • Legends spoke of an anti-life force that could erase entire worlds from existence.

Examples

  • Scientists in the story warned that the anti-life energy was spreading rapidly.

  • The villain sought the anti-life to gain ultimate power over the universe.

  • The villain's anti-life agenda threatened the entire universe.

  • Many stories depict an anti-life force as an ultimate evil.

  • In the comic book, the hero confronted an anti-life entity that aimed to eliminate all sentient beings.

  • The ancient texts warned of an anti-life force that would rise and bring chaos to the cosmos.

  • During the battle, the soldiers realized they were facing an anti-life power that devoured their hopes.

Antonyms

152 3.5

To care for and encourage someone or something to grow

11 4.8

Keeps people, animals and plants alive, like rain or sunlight that helps them grow

How Life-Affirming

life force
  • Archaic
37 8.8
protective
209 2.4
harmful
158 2.6
destructive
236 4.2
anti-life
  • Literature
1 9.9

Surface Forms

anti-life singular
anti-lives plural

Morphology

anti-life = life (semi-transparent) = anti + life

The form is straightforward, but the specific noun sense as a force or entity is a specialized extension often found in fiction or speculative contexts.

Etymology

Anti-life comes from anti- ('against') and life ('living'). In stories it is often used as the name of a force or power that destroys or erases life, which is why it feels like an enemy of all living things.