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antitherapy

antitherapy adjective: opposing therapy.

Adjective

antitherapy (comparative more antitherapy, superlative most antitherapy)

  1. Opposing therapy.
    • Its interior and other environmental features should not give any antitherapy messages, such as signs of hopelessness or negative, intimidating effects.1984, Joseph D. Matarazzo, Behavioral health

Forms of antitherapy

comparativemore antitherapy
superlativemost antitherapy

Origin of antitherapy

From anti- + therapy.

Questions about antitherapy

What does antitherapy mean?
Antitherapy means opposing therapy.
What part of speech is antitherapy?
Antitherapy is an adjective.

Words near antitherapy in the dictionary

  1. antitheology
  2. antitheorem
  3. antitheorems
  4. antitheoretical
  5. antitherapeutic
  6. antitherapy
  7. antithermic
  8. antithermogenic
  9. antitheses
  10. antithesis
  11. antithesise

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