"antiscientific" meaning in English

See antiscientific in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more antiscientific [comparative], most antiscientific [superlative]
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  1. Of or pertaining to antiscience; contrary to the tenets of the scientific method. Synonyms: antiscience Derived forms: antiscientifically Coordinate_terms: nonscientific, unscientific, pseudoscientific, quasiscientific Translations (contrary to the scientific method): հակագիտական (hakagitakan) (Armenian), antiscientifico (Italian), antynaukowy (Polish), anticientífico (Portuguese), противонау́чный (protivonaúčnyj) (Russian) Translations (pertaining to antiscience): ანტიმეცნიერული (anṭimecnieruli) (Georgian), antiscientifico (Italian)

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    {
      "form": "more antiscientific",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
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    },
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      "form": "most antiscientific",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
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      "args": {},
      "expansion": "antiscientific (comparative more antiscientific, superlative most antiscientific)",
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    }
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  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "antonyms": [
        {
          "word": "proscientific"
        },
        {
          "word": "proscience"
        }
      ],
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        "English adjectives",
        "English entries with etymology texts",
        "English entries with etymology trees",
        "English entries with incorrect language header",
        "English lemmas",
        "English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *dʰeh₁-",
        "English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *h₂ent-",
        "English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *sek- (cut)",
        "English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *skey-",
        "English terms prefixed with anti-",
        "Entries with translation boxes",
        "Pages using etymon with no ID",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Pages with etymology trees",
        "Terms with Armenian translations",
        "Terms with Georgian translations",
        "Terms with Italian translations",
        "Terms with Polish translations",
        "Terms with Portuguese translations",
        "Terms with Russian translations"
      ],
      "coordinate_terms": [
        {
          "word": "nonscientific"
        },
        {
          "word": "unscientific"
        },
        {
          "word": "pseudoscientific"
        },
        {
          "word": "quasiscientific"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Of or pertaining to antiscience; contrary to the tenets of the scientific method."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "antiscience",
          "antiscience#Noun"
        ],
        [
          "scientific method",
          "scientific method"
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          "word": "antiscience"
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  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "lang_code": "ka",
      "roman": "anṭimecnieruli",
      "sense": "pertaining to antiscience",
      "word": "ანტიმეცნიერული"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "lang_code": "it",
      "sense": "pertaining to antiscience",
      "word": "antiscientifico"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "lang_code": "hy",
      "roman": "hakagitakan",
      "sense": "contrary to the scientific method",
      "word": "հակագիտական"
    },
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      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "lang_code": "it",
      "sense": "contrary to the scientific method",
      "word": "antiscientifico"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "lang_code": "pl",
      "sense": "contrary to the scientific method",
      "word": "antynaukowy"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "lang_code": "pt",
      "sense": "contrary to the scientific method",
      "word": "anticientífico"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "lang_code": "ru",
      "roman": "protivonaúčnyj",
      "sense": "contrary to the scientific method",
      "word": "противонау́чный"
    }
  ],
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}

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