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antiabortion

[ an-tee-uh-bawr-shuh n, an-tahy- ]

/ ˌæn ti əˈbɔr ʃən, ˌæn taɪ- /

adjective

opposed to abortion or the legalization of abortion.

noun

opposition to abortion, especially legalized abortion.

Origin of antiabortion

First recorded in 1965–70; anti- + abortion

OTHER WORDS FROM antiabortion

an·ti·a·bor·tion·ist, noun

Words nearby antiabortion

anti-semitic, anti-semitism, anti-site, anti-soviet, anti-zionist, antiabortion, antiacid, antiadrenergic, antiagglutinin, antiaging, antiaircraft

Example sentences from the Web for anti-abortion

Anti-abortion organizations tend to tend to propagate the idea that the procedure is dangerous and unproven.

Abortion Complications Are Rare, No Matter What the Right Says |Samantha Allen |December 8, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Rank-and-file conservatives by and large do not share these extreme anti-equality, anti-abortion, anti-women attitudes.

Is This the Return of Back Alley Abortions? |Sally Kohn |October 7, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Klopfer alleged in an interview with RH Reality Check that these anti-abortion groups have doctored his forms.

Indiana’s Crazy Administrative Abortion Demands Have Doctors Racking Up the Violations |Emily Shire |September 18, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
I doubt Wills feels it is disgusting for pro-life activists to register voters at anti-abortion protests.

Angry About Ferguson? Oppose Voter ID Laws |Jacob Lupfer |August 26, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

Again and again, he went above and beyond to put his personal bias, which is an anti-abortion bias, ahead of the rule of law.

Liberals Against an Obama Judge |Patricia Murphy |May 13, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for anti-abortion

anti-abortion

adjective

opposed to abortion anti-abortion activists

Derived forms of anti-abortion

anti-abortionist, noun, adjective