1. (linguistics) the aim of a speaker in making an utterance as opposed to the meaning of the terms used

Derived forms: illocutions

• anti-sway bar
• anti-takeover defense
• anti-terrorist
• anti-TNF compound
• anti-torque rotor
• anti-virus program
• anti-war movement
• antiacid
• antiadrenergic
• antiaircraft
• antiaircraft fire
• antiaircraft gun
• antialias
• antialiasing
• antianxiety agent
• antianxiety drug
• antiapartheid
• antiarrhythmic
• antiarrhythmic drug
• antiarrhythmic medication
• antiauthoritarian
• antibacterial
• antibacterial drug
• antiballistic missile
• antibaryon