antigrowth

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English

Etymology

From anti- +‎ growth.

Adjective

antigrowth (comparative more antigrowth, superlative most antigrowth)

  1. Opposing or countering growth.
    • 1998, Michael C. Thomsett, Jean Freestone Thomsett, Getting started in real estate investing:
      Other examples include the failure of a local government to change zoning of property due to local antigrowth pressure, even when the need is obvious.
    • 2007, Devendra K. Gupta, Robert Carachi, Pediatric Oncology: Surgical and Medical Aspects:
      Insensitivity to Antigrowth Signals and Deregulation of Cell Cycle

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