"antibiography" meaning in English

See antibiography in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: antibiographies [plural]
Etymology: From anti- + biography. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|anti|biography}} anti- + biography Head templates: {{en-noun}} antibiography (plural antibiographies)
  1. The history of the unsavory aspects of a person's life.

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