anti-everythingadj.n.

Brit.

/ˌantɪˈɛvrᵻθɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˌæn(t)iˈɛv(ə)riˌθɪŋ/,

/ˌænˌtaɪˈɛv(ə)riˌθɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: anti- prefix, everything pron. and n.

Etymology: < anti- prefix + everything pron. and n.

Chiefly depreciative.

A. adj.

Invariably negative, critical, or hostile; (of a person or attitude) seemingly predisposed to scorn or reject all of a particular set of values, ideas, conventions, etc.In later use, often used dismissively to characterize espousal of environmental or anti-capitalist causes as doctrinaire or indiscriminate.

ΚΠ

1840 New Monthly Mag. July 337 The hard-hearted utilitarianism of these ironmongering, cotton-spinning, anti-Malthusian, anti-everything times.

1898 H. R. Haggard Dr. Therne v. 92 Mr. Strong was indeed anti-everything.

1990 Calgary (Alberta) Herald 19 Jan. b12 It is a self-serving reversal of truth to suggest that those who look beyond maximizing immediate profit to maximizing the world of their children and grandchildren are ‘anti-everything’.

2009 S. John & G. Smalley Time to Surrender xxxvii. 179 They totally embraced the anti-everything lifestyle, complete with drugs and the hippie look.

B. n.

A person who is invariably negative, critical, or hostile; a person who is seemingly predisposed to scorn or reject all of a particular set of values, ideas, conventions, etc.See note at sense A.

ΚΠ

1848 O. W. Holmes in Poems (1851) 253 Lean, hungry, savage, anti-everythings.

1987 Hobart Mercury (Nexis) 1 Dec. Mr Dean said the ‘anti-everythings’ were wearying politicians, private enterprise operators and potential investors.

2006 Chicago Sun Times (Nexis) 16 Mar. 124 He drives around a beat-up pickup truck and listens to the band Rage Against the Machine. He is sort of an anti-everything.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2022).

单词	anti-everything
释义	anti-everythingadj.n. Brit. /ˌantɪˈɛvrᵻθɪŋ/, U.S. /ˌæn(t)iˈɛv(ə)riˌθɪŋ/, /ˌænˌtaɪˈɛv(ə)riˌθɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: anti- prefix, everything pron. and n. Etymology: < anti- prefix + everything pron. and n. Chiefly depreciative. A. adj. Invariably negative, critical, or hostile; (of a person or attitude) seemingly predisposed to scorn or reject all of a particular set of values, ideas, conventions, etc.In later use, often used dismissively to characterize espousal of environmental or anti-capitalist causes as doctrinaire or indiscriminate. ΚΠ 1840 New Monthly Mag. July 337 The hard-hearted utilitarianism of these ironmongering, cotton-spinning, anti-Malthusian, anti-everything times. 1898 H. R. Haggard Dr. Therne v. 92 Mr. Strong was indeed anti-everything. 1990 Calgary (Alberta) Herald 19 Jan. b12 It is a self-serving reversal of truth to suggest that those who look beyond maximizing immediate profit to maximizing the world of their children and grandchildren are ‘anti-everything’. 2009 S. John & G. Smalley Time to Surrender xxxvii. 179 They totally embraced the anti-everything lifestyle, complete with drugs and the hippie look. B. n. A person who is invariably negative, critical, or hostile; a person who is seemingly predisposed to scorn or reject all of a particular set of values, ideas, conventions, etc.See note at sense A. ΚΠ 1848 O. W. Holmes in Poems (1851) 253 Lean, hungry, savage, anti-everythings. 1987 Hobart Mercury (Nexis) 1 Dec. Mr Dean said the ‘anti-everythings’ were wearying politicians, private enterprise operators and potential investors. 2006 Chicago Sun Times (Nexis) 16 Mar. 124 He drives around a beat-up pickup truck and listens to the band Rage Against the Machine. He is sort of an anti-everything. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2022). < adj.n.1840
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