Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

anti-shiite

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.84 in modern English

Syllables: an-ti-shi-ite
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Opposed to Shiites.

noun

Someone who exhibits prejudice, discrimination or hostility towards Shiites

Example Sentences

"they were anti-Shiites and were instrumental in driving a greater wedge between the Shiites and Sunnis"
"Extremists and rabidly anti-Shiites, like Dr. Israr Ahmad of Lahore, who belatedly jumped on the Shariat Bill bandwagon, pleaded for just the same."
"Now that the empire of Hindustan is in disarray and its imperial sceptre is changing hands, the addressee [Qutb Shah] should launch a forceful attack on these perfidious anti-Shiites."

Etymology

From anti- + Shiite.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: anti

Inflected Forms

more anti-Shiite (comparative) most anti-Shiite (superlative) anti-Shi'ite (alternative) anti-Shia (alternative) anti-Shi'a (alternative) anti-Shi'ah (alternative) anti-Shiah (alternative) anti-Shiites (plural)

Synonyms

anti-Rafidite

Questions

What does anti-shiite mean?: Opposed to Shiites.
Where does anti-shiite come from?: From anti- + Shiite.

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