Definition
Opposed to or against face-to-face interaction or facial recognition; rejecting the importance of appearance or facial identity.
Etymology
From anti- (against) + face (from Latin facies meaning face or appearance). This is a contemporary word that emerged in discussions about privacy, anonymity, and digital communication.
Kelly Says
Interestingly, this word gained real relevance with the rise of masks during pandemics and the growing concerns about facial recognition surveillance technology—suddenly, 'antiface' movements emerged as both a privacy protection strategy and a form of social protest against constant identification.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
እንቅስቃሴ ራስ
ɛn.kʷɛs.kʷɛ.se ras
ARالعربية
مضاد الوجه
muʿādād al-wajh
BNবাংলা
বিরোধী মুখ
birodhi mukh
CACatalà
anti-faç
ˌanti ˈfa.t͡s
CSČeština
proti-obličej
pro.ti o.bli.t͡ʃej
DADansk
imod-ansigt
iˈmoð ˈænsɡ̊t
DEDeutsch
Gegen-Gesicht
ˈɡeːɡn̩ ˈɡeː.zɪçt
ELΕλληνικά
αντι-πρόσωπο
an.ti ˈpro.so.po
ESEspañol
antirrostro
an.tiˈro.stro
FAفارسی
ضد چهره
zed chehre
FISuomi
vastakkainen kasvo
ˈvɑs.tɑk.kɑi.nen ˈkɑs.vo
FRFrançais
anti-visage
ɑ̃.ti.vi.zɑʒ
GUGU
વિરોધી મુખ
virodhi mukh
HAHA
kare fuskarta
ka.re fu.skɑr.tɑ
HEעברית
נגד פנים
naɡed pa.nim
HIहिन्दी
विरोधी चेहरा
virodhi chehara
HUMagyar
ellenszemély
ˈɛl.lɛn.se.mɛj
IDBahasa Indonesia
anti wajah
ˈanti wa.dʒah
IGIG
meghị ihu
me.ɣi i.hu
ITItaliano
anti-faccia
ˌantiˈfattʃa
KKKK
көздердің қарсы
kɵzderdiŋ qarsɯ
KMKM
ប្រឆាំងមុខ
prɑ.cʰaŋ mukh
MRMR
विरोधी चेहरा
virodhi chehara
MSBahasa Melayu
anti muka
ˈanti ˈmu.ka
MYမြန်မာ
မျက်နှာအရှေ့ ဆန့်ကျင်ရှုတ်
myeʔ n̥a̰ ʔaʃḛ tɕʰa̰ tɕʰɪ̀ɰ̃ ʃʊʔ
NLNederlands
tegen-gezicht
ˌteː.ɣən ˈɣeː.zɪxt
NONorsk
mot-ansikt
mɔt ˈɑn.sɪkt
PAPA
ਵਿਰੋਧੀ ਚਿਹਰਾ
virodhi cihrā
PLPolski
przeciw-twarz
pʃɛ.t͡ɕi.vˈtfaʂ
PTPortuguês
anti-rosto
ɐ̃.tee ˈʁoʃ.tu
RORomână
anti-față
ˌanti ˈfa.t͡sə
RUРусский
противолицевой
prɐ.tʲi.vɐˈlʲi.t͡sɛ.vɐj
SVSvenska
mot-ansikte
mɔt ˈan.sɪktɛ
SWKiswahili
kinga ya uso
ˈki.ŋɡa ja u.so
TAதமிழ்
எதிர் முகம்
etir mukam
TEతెలుగు
వ్యతిరేక ముఖం
vyatireka mukhaṁ
THไทย
ต่อต้านใบหน้า
dtòot àaan bai nâ
TLTL
anti-mukha
ˈanti ˈmu.kha
TRTürkçe
yüz karşıtı
jyz kar.ʃɯ.tɯ
UKУкраїнська
проти-обличчя
pro.ti o.bli.t͡ʃt͡ʃa
URاردو
مخالف چہرہ
mukhālef chehra
VITiếng Việt
phản diện
phản điễn
YOYO
olórí àti ìṣẹ̀lẹ̀ ojú
o.lo.ri a.ti i.se.le o.ju
ZUZU
phambili umomo
pʰa.m.bɪ.li u.mo.mo