anticommunist

anticommunist

English

Alternative forms

• anti-communist, anti-Communist

Etymology

anti- +‎ communist

Adjective

anticommunist (comparative more anticommunist, superlative most anticommunist)

1. Opposed to the tenets of communism.

Usage notes

• Of the alternative forms, anticommunist is most common, followed by anti-communist and anti-Communist.[1] In the 20th century, anti-Communist was most common.[1] Merriam-Webster lists all three variants[2] and so does Cambridge[3]. Collins only lists anti-Communist.[4]
• As for spelling, compare antisocialist, antiliberal, antilibertarian and anticapitalist.

Antonyms

• procommunist, pro-communist

Translations

opposed to communism

Chinese: Mandarin: 反共 (zh) (fǎngòng) Czech: antikomunistický Finnish: antikommunistinen (fi) French: anticommuniste (fr) German: antikommunistisch (de) Italian: anticomunistico (it) Kazakh: антикоммунистік (antikommunistık) Korean: 반공 (ko) (ban'gong) Polish: antykomunistyczny (pl) Portuguese: anticomunista (pt) Spanish: anticomunista Tagalog: labankalamaanin

Noun

anticommunist (plural anticommunists)

1. One who is opposed to the tenets of communism.

Antonyms

• procommunist, pro-communist

Related terms

• anticommunism, anti-communism

Translations

person opposed to communism

Czech: antikomunista m, antikomunistka f French: anticommuniste (fr) m or f German: Antikommunist (de) m, Antikommunistin (de) f Polish: antykomunista (pl) m, antykomunistka (pl) f Portuguese: anticomunista (pt) m or f Slovak: antikomunista m, antikomunistka f Spanish: anticomunista m or f Ukrainian: антикомуні́ст m (antykomuníst)

References

1. anti-communist, anticommunist,anti-Communist at Google Ngram Viewer
2. “anticommunist”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
3. “anticommunist” in the Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
4. “anticommunist”, in Collins English Dictionary.

Further reading

• anticommunist at OneLook Dictionary Search