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antishaming

antishaming adjective: opposing the practice of shaming.

Adjective

antishaming (comparative more antishaming, superlative most antishaming)

  1. Opposing the practice of shaming.
    • Although the Tar Baby folk story points to a shameful racial legacy — and even the term, "tar baby," has come down as a racial slur — Morrison, in a characteristic antishaming maneuver, also locates a positive African message in this story.2000, J. Brooks Bouson, Quiet As It's Kept

Forms of antishaming

comparativemore antishaming
superlativemost antishaming

Origin of antishaming

From anti- + shaming.

Questions about antishaming

What does antishaming mean?
Antishaming means opposing the practice of shaming.
What part of speech is antishaming?
Antishaming is an adjective.

Words near antishaming in the dictionary

  1. antishadowed
  2. antishadowing
  3. antishadows
  4. antishake
  5. antishame
  6. antishaming
  7. antishark
  8. antishatter
  9. antisheep
  10. antishinto
  11. antiship

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