English Explanatory Dictionary

Antifa

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A decentralized, radical political movement that opposes fascism.
  2. Black bloc groups that fight fascist or far-right groups in public, usually anarchist, socialist, or communist groups.
noun
  1. A local instance of this movement.
  2. A member of an anti-fascist group.
name
  1. Alternative letter-case form of Antifa.
adj
  1. Clipping of antifascist.
noun
  1. Clipping of antifascism.
  2. Clipping of antifascist.

Pronunciation

/ænˈtiːfə/ /ˈæntifɑː/ En-us-antifa.oga

Word forms

Antifa Antifas more antifa most antifa

Etymology

Borrowed from German Antifa, originally an abbreviation for Antifaschistische Aktion, a wing of the Communist Party of Germany founded in 1932. Also a clipping of antifascism or antifascist.

Related words

anti-Nazi

Derived words

anti-Antifa
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