Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

antiprofessional

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: an-tipro-fes-sion-al
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

5

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Opposing professionals, or the treatment of something as a profession.

adj

Opposing prostitution, or prostitutes; antiprostitution.

noun

One who opposes professionals, or the treatment of something as a profession.

Example Sentences

"Fish is especially critical of the “antiprofessionals,” a group of academics who bridle against the hierarchical, self-perpetuating, and isolated nature of the universities in which they work."
"If polygraphers have thrived, it is because they are consummate antiprofessionals..."

Etymology

From anti- + professional.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: anti

Inflected Forms

more antiprofessional (comparative) most antiprofessional (superlative) antiprofessionals (plural)

Questions

What does antiprofessional mean?: Opposing professionals, or the treatment of something as a profession.
Where does antiprofessional come from?: From anti- + professional.

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