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anti-life

anti-life

9.1
Harmful to living things
  • adjective
  • /ˈæn.ti.laɪf/
translation icon : antivida
  • The scientist warned that certain chemicals can have anti-life effects on marine ecosystems.

Examples

  • The villain's anti-life philosophy threatened the survival of the entire planet.

  • Many activists argued that the new law was fundamentally anti-life in its effects.

  • He criticized the movement for promoting anti-life attitudes toward the environment.

  • The villain's anti-life philosophy led to chaos.

  • Many believe that an anti-life approach is harmful.

  • Critics label the new policy as anti-life because it disregards the welfare of endangered species.

  • The documentary highlighted anti-life practices that negatively impact biodiversity around the globe.

Antonyms

9 4.8

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

5.9

Against legal abortion and supporting laws to protect unborn babies

How Life-Affirming

wholesome
71 3.1
protective
99 2.0
neutral
218 3.6
harmful
161 2.6
destructive
243 4.2
anti-life
9.1

Surface Forms

anti-life positive

Morphology

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

The meaning is directly built from the prefix 'anti-' plus 'life', indicating opposition to life.

Etymology

Anti-life is made from anti- ('against') and life ('living'), the same anti- you see in antibiotic or antifreeze. So as an adjective it means 'against life' or harmful to living things.