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antiviolence

antiviolence adjective: acting against or opposing violence.

Adjective

antiviolence (not comparable)

  1. Acting against or opposing violence.
    • And one-quarter of teenagers in relationships say they have been called names or harassed by their partner through cellphones and text messages, according to a study commissioned by the clothing company Liz Claiborne, which sponsors antiviolence programs.2009 January 27, Stephanie Clifford, “Teaching Teenagers About Harassment”, in New York Times

Origin of antiviolence

From anti- + violence.

Questions about antiviolence

What does antiviolence mean?
Antiviolence means acting against or opposing violence.
What part of speech is antiviolence?
Antiviolence is an adjective.

Words near antiviolence in the dictionary

  1. antivideos
  2. antivigilante
  3. antivillage
  4. antivimentin
  5. antivinculin
  6. antiviolence
  7. antiviolent
  8. antivir
  9. antiviral
  10. antivirally
  11. antivirals

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