anti-educationally
|an-ti-e-du-ca-tion-al-ly|
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/ˌæn.tiˌɛdʒəˈkeɪ.ʃən.ə.li/
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/ˌæn.tiˌedʒʊˈkeɪ.ʃən.ə.li/
(anti-educational)
against education
Etymology
'anti-educationally' originates from English by combining the prefix 'anti-' (from Greek 'anti') with the adjective 'educational' (from Latin 'educare'), where 'anti-' meant 'against' and Latin 'educare' meant 'to bring up or rear.'
'educate' derives from Latin 'educare' (to rear) and is related to 'educere' (to lead out); English formed 'educational' from 'educate' + '-ional' and later added the productive English prefix 'anti-'. The adverbial suffix '-ly' was then appended to create 'anti-educationally' as a modern English formation.
Initially the components meant 'against' (anti-) and 'to rear/bring up' (educare); over time the combined modern formation has come to mean 'in a manner opposed to education or educational aims.'
Meanings by Part of Speech
Adverb 1
in a manner that opposes education, is contrary to educational aims, or is counterproductive to learning.
The policy was implemented anti-educationally, undermining classroom learning and teacher training.
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Last updated: 2025/10/26 03:54