Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

anti-soccer

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.37 in modern English

Syllables: an-ti--soc-cer
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

5

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Opposing the sport of soccer.

noun

A corrupted or unconventional form of soccer.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"There were many concerns as to whether soccer players were being sufficiently disciplined. In Brazil, Lima Barreto and Carlos Sussekind de Mendonça promoted drill and rote training as part of their antisoccer campaign."
"Clodoaldo condemned the “inefficiency” and “lack of heart” he saw, especially in the midfield. Shockingly, the country of Pelé and the beautiful game had fallen into playing antisoccer—that is, trying to destroy the opponent's game with little thought of putting together effective attacks.⁸⁷"

Etymology

From anti- + soccer.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: anti-
Suffix: soccer

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

more anti-soccer (comparative) most anti-soccer (superlative) antisoccer (alternative)

Questions

What does anti-soccer mean?: Opposing the sport of soccer.
Where does anti-soccer come from?: From anti- + soccer.

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