All English words - page 284

Meanings of Anthropophobia:

noun

Fear of, or aversion to, human beings.

Meanings of Anthropophuism:

noun

The ascription of human characteristics or attributes to the gods or to the natural world.

Meanings of Anthropopsychic:

adjective

That ascribes mental faculties or characteristics like those of human beings to god, an animal, or a natural agency; of, relating to, or characterized by anthropopsychism.

Meanings of Anthropopsychism:

noun

The ascription of mental faculties or characteristics like those of human beings to god, an animal, or a natural agency.

Meanings of Anthroposcopy:

noun

The observation of the physical features of a person, formerly done in order to assess mental and moral characteristics.

Meanings of Anthroposophic:

adjective

Of, relating to, or advocating rudolf steiner's system of anthroposophy.

Meanings of Anthroposophist:

noun

An advocate or practitioner of rudolf steiner's system of anthroposophy.

Meanings of Anthroposophy:

noun

A formal educational, therapeutic, and creative system established by rudolf steiner, seeking to use mainly natural means to optimize physical and mental health and well-being.

Usage examples:

He became interested in anthroposophy, a practice similar to homeopathy, created by rudolph steiner.

Meanings of Anthropotomical:

adjective

Of or relating to human anatomy, especially as contrasted with comparative anatomy.

Meanings of Anthropotomy:

noun

The science of dissecting the human body.

Meanings of Anthropurgic:

adjective

Worked or acted on by human beings; characterized by human intervention.

Meanings of Anthurium:

noun

A tropical american plant which is widely grown for its ornamental foliage or brightly coloured flowering spathes.

Usage examples:

Similarly, other potted flowering plants, including anthuriums and bromeliads, are becoming importa…

Meanings of Anthypophora:

noun

The refutation (with an answer or qualifying statement) by a speaker or writer of a potential objection or counter-argument which has just been anticipated and stated by the speaker him- or herself. also occasionally: the whole rhetorical figure in which such an objection is raised and then refuted in this way.

Meanings of Anti:

preposition

Opposed to; against.

Usage examples:

I'm anti the abuse of drink and the hassle that it causes

adjective

Opposed.

Usage examples:

The local councils are anti

noun

A person opposed to a particular policy, activity, or idea.

Usage examples:

The threat to field sports from the antis is a serious one

prefix

The antiparticle of a specified particle.

Usage examples:

Antiproton

Meanings of Anti-capitalist:

adjective

Opposed to or directed against capitalism (= an economic and political system in which property, business, and industry are controlled by private owners rather than by the state, with the purpose of making a profit)

Usage examples:

Police detained hundreds of anti-capitalist protesters who tried to block the streets., he is staun…

Meanings of Anti-corruption:

adjective

Intended or intending to prevent or reduce corruption (= illegal, bad, or dishonest behaviour, especially by people in positions of power)

Usage examples:

The president promised that the anti-corruption watchdog would be fully independent., he made his n…

Meanings of Anti-semitic:

noun

Hate or strong dislike of jews, or actions that express hate or dislike of jews

Usage examples:

Nazi anti-semitism forced him to emigrate from germany., anti-semitic literature

Meanings of Anti-semitism:

noun

Hate or strong dislike of jews, or actions that express hate or dislike of jews

Usage examples:

Nazi anti-semitism forced him to emigrate from germany., anti-semitic literature

Meanings of Antiabortion:

adjective

Opposing or legislating against medically induced abortion.

Usage examples:

Legalizing abortion didn't make anti-abortion advocates accept it.

Meanings of Antiaircraft:

adjective

(especially of a gun or missile) used to attack enemy aircraft.

Usage examples:

Anti-aircraft fire

Meanings of Antianaphylaxis:

noun

An acute allergic reaction to an antigen (e.g. a bee sting) to which the body has become hypersensitive.

Usage examples:

Serious allergic reactions, including anaphylaxis, occur rarely, but timely intervention is crucial.

Meanings of Antianthrax:

noun

A serious bacterial disease of sheep and cattle, causing acute and often fatal septicaemia, and also transmissible to humans.

Usage examples:

An early suspicion that anthrax might have been the cause of the infection has been discounted.

Meanings of Antiaphrodisiac:

adjective

Tending to suppress sexual desire or activity; = "anaphrodisiac".

noun

An antiaphrodisiac agent; = "anaphrodisiac".

Meanings of Antiapoplectic:

adjective

Used for the prevention or treatment of apoplexy.

noun

An antiapoplectic medicinal agent.

Meanings of Antiarthritic:

noun

A medicinal agent used to treat arthritis (in early use specifically gout). compare earlier "arthritic", arthritical .

adjective

Used to treat arthritis (in early use specifically gout); of or relating to the treatment of arthritis.