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🚫 Against gambling 🙅 Opposition to gambling
antigambling

antigambling

5.0
A movement that tries to stop gambling and betting
  • noun
  • /ˌæntiˈɡæmbəlɪŋ/
: antijuego
  • Many people support antigambling initiatives.
  • antigambling coalition

Examples

  • Many antigambling advocates believe that legalizing gambling will lead to increased social issues.

  • The city council passed new antigambling laws to limit the number of casinos.

  • His strong antigambling stance made him popular among conservative voters.

  • A national antigambling movement gained momentum after several scandals.

  • The antigambling movement is gaining momentum in many states.

  • The antigambling movement aims to reduce the availability of casinos in our community.

  • The antigambling sentiment in the town was evident during the recent city council meeting.

How Opposed

opposition
320 3.4
antigambling
5.0
concern
∞ 1.7
tolerance
172 3.7

Surface Forms

antigambling singular
antigamblings plural

Morphology

antigambling = gambling (transparent) = anti + gamble + ing

The noun sense is a straightforward nominal use of the same anti- + gambling structure.

Etymology

Antigambling combines anti- 'against', like in antifreeze, and gambling 'betting'. So, antigambling means the movement or opposition that tries to stop or limit gambling.