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antieducationally

|an-ti-ed-u-ca-tion-al-ly|

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/ˌæn.ti.ɛdʒʊˈkeɪ.ʃə.nəli/

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/ˌæn.ti.ɛdʒʊˈkeɪ.ʃən.əli/

(antieducational)

against education

Base FormComparativeSuperlativeNounAdjective
antieducationalmore antieducationalmost antieducationalantieducationalismanti-educational
Etymology
Etymology Information

'antieducationally' originates from modern English, specifically the combination of the prefix 'anti-' + the adjective 'educational' + the adverbial suffix '-ly', where 'anti-' meant 'against', 'educational' came from 'education', and '-ly' forms an adverb meaning 'in the manner of'.

Historical Evolution

'education' ultimately comes from Latin 'educatio' (noun) and the verb 'educare' ('lead out' or 'bring up'); 'educational' developed as an adjective in English from 'education', and 'anti-' (from Greek anti- 'against') has long been used productively in modern English to create oppositional adjectives; adding '-ly' produced the adverb 'antieducationally'.

Meaning Changes

Initially the elements meant 'against' (anti-) and 'relating to education' (educational); over time the combined form has been used to describe attitudes, policies, or actions that work against or undermine education, and the adverb now describes doing something in that opposing/detrimental way.

Meanings by Part of Speech

Adverb 1

in a manner that opposes, undermines, or is detrimental to education or educational methods.

Critics said the reforms were applied antieducationally, prioritizing discipline and exclusion over learning and support.

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Last updated: 2025/08/31 07:38