Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

antiunion

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: an-tiu-nion
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Opposed to, or discouraging the formation of, trade unions

Example Sentences

"an antiunion piece of legislation"
"The governor is strongly antiunion."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ντῐ́ (ăntĭ́) Ancient Greek ἀντι- (anti-)der. English anti- English union English antiunion From anti- + union.

Inflected Forms

more antiunion (comparative) most antiunion (superlative) anti-union (alternative)

Derived Forms

antiunionism

Questions

What does antiunion mean?: Opposed to, or discouraging the formation of, trade unions
Where does antiunion come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ντῐ́ (ăntĭ́) Ancient Greek ἀντι- (anti-)der. English anti- English union English antiunion From anti- + union.

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