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antigrowth

antigrowth adjective: opposing or countering growth.

Adjective

antigrowth (comparative more antigrowth, superlative most antigrowth)

  1. Opposing or countering growth.
    • Other examples include the failure of a local government to change zoning of property due to local antigrowth pressure, even when the need is obvious.1998, Michael C. Thomsett, Jean Freestone Thomsett, Getting started in real estate investing
    • Insensitivity to Antigrowth Signals and Deregulation of Cell Cycle2007, Devendra K. Gupta, Robert Carachi, Pediatric Oncology: Surgical and Medical Aspects

Forms of antigrowth

comparativemore antigrowth
superlativemost antigrowth

Origin of antigrowth

From anti- + growth.

Questions about antigrowth

What does antigrowth mean?
Antigrowth means opposing or countering growth.
What part of speech is antigrowth?
Antigrowth is an adjective.

Words near antigrowth in the dictionary

  1. antigreens
  2. antigriddle
  3. antigriddles
  4. antigropeloes
  5. antigropelos
  6. antigrowth
  7. Antigua
  8. Antigua and Barbuda
  9. Antigua and Barbuda Creole English
  10. Antigua and Barbudan
  11. Antigua least gecko

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