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antiperformance

antiperformance adjective: opposing or taking a negative view of the performing arts.

Adjective

antiperformance (comparative more antiperformance, superlative most antiperformance)

  1. Opposing or taking a negative view of the performing arts
    • I always thought this antiperformance prejudice was a shame.1991 June 14, Jack Helbig, “Among All This You Stand Like a Fine Brownstone”, in Chicago Reader

Forms of antiperformance

comparativemore antiperformance
superlativemost antiperformance

Origin of antiperformance

From anti- + performance.

Questions about antiperformance

What does antiperformance mean?
Antiperformance means opposing or taking a negative view of the performing arts.
What part of speech is antiperformance?
Antiperformance is an adjective.

Words near antiperformance in the dictionary

  1. antipeptide
  2. antipeptone
  3. antipeptones
  4. antipercolation
  5. antiperestroika
  6. antiperformance
  7. antiperinuclear
  8. antiperiodic
  9. antiperiodicity
  10. antiperiodics
  11. antiperiplanar

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