Prefix ANTI-

Prefix (उपसर्ग) anti- की उत्पत्ति ग्रीक शब्द से हुई है जिसका अर्थ against (विरुद्ध) या opposite (विपरीत) होता है। जैसे -

anti → opposite/ against

Antidote → remedy given ‘against’ a poison (विष नाशक)

Antithesis →  exact opposite (विपरीत)

Antipathy →  a feeling of intense dislike (सहज-विरोधी)

Antibiotic → drug given ‘against’ the life-form bacteria which has invaded a body (प्रतिजैविक)

Antifreeze → a liquid used ‘against’ the freezing of cars’ engines (हिमनिरोधी)

Antisocial → of going ‘against’ being social (असामाजिक)

Anticlimax → a disappointing decline after a previous rise (दुखान्त)

Antiseptic → thoroughly clean and free of disease-causing organisms (रोगाणु रोधक)

Antihero → a protagonist who does not act brave or morally good (एन्टीहिरो)

Anti-inflammatory →  a medicine intended to reduce swelling (प्रज्वलनरोधी)