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Antifa¹
- /ænˈtiːfə/
- /ˈæntifɑː/
Rhymes with -iːfə
Where it comes from
Borrowed from German Antifa, originally an abbreviation for Antifaschistische Aktion, a wing of the Communist Party of Germany founded in 1932. Also a clipping of antifascism or antifascist.
proper noun
- A decentralized, radical political movement that opposes fascism. Similarly, Antifa organized local defense units that fought off Nazi assaults and factory and land-estate committees that blocked further wage cuts and other infringements.
- Black bloc groups that fight fascist or far-right groups in public, usually anarchist, socialist, or communist groups.
noun Antifas
- A local instance of this movement. The stakes were high and the issues far-reaching; it is hardly astonishing that in cities like Bremen and Leipzig Antifas jumped the gun, exercised administrative powers without waiting for military government and continued them.
- A member of an anti-fascist group.
antifa²
- /ænˈtiːfə/
- /ˈæntifɑː/
Rhymes with -iːfə
proper noun
- Alternative letter-case form of Antifa Much antifa work today involves exposing white supremacists online and taking action to shut down spaces where fascistic desires get fostered, fueled, and legitimized.
adjective more antifa · most antifa
- Clipping of antifascist
noun antifas
- Clipping of antifascism
- Clipping of antifascist
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: pantifa, femifascism, neo-fascism, parafascism, cryptofascism, fash, fascio, faschism, facist, technofascism, fedn., aca-fandom, factfem, fren, aca-fan, falange
Translations
Talk about this word "antifa." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/antifa. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. antifa. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/antifa "antifa." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/antifa.Cite this
@misc{antifa_2026,
title = {antifa},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/antifa},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
