Antigrowth

/ˌæntiˈɡroʊθ/ adjective

Definition

Opposed to or working against economic or population expansion and development.

Etymology

From anti- (against) + growth (increase in size or number). Emerged in the 1970s-80s as environmental concerns grew about unlimited expansion.

Kelly Says

Antigrowth movements challenge the idea that bigger economies are always better, arguing that infinite growth on a finite planet is impossible—it's economics meeting ecology in a debate reshaping how we measure progress.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
反増加
fan-ba-sa-so
ARالعربية
مُضاد النمو
muḍāḍ an-namu
BNবাংলা
প্রতি-বৃদ্ধি
proti-bṛddhi
CACatalà
anticreixement
anti-kre-i-xement
CSČeština
anti-růst
anti-roost
DADansk
antivækst
anti-vaekst
DEDeutsch
Anti-Wachstum
anti-vach-stum
ELΕλληνικά
αντιανάπτυξη
anti-ana-p-ti-xi
ESEspañol
anticrecimiento
anti-kre-si-mi-en-to
FAفارسی
ضد رشد
pid rashad
FISuomi
antikierto
an-ti-kier-to
FRFrançais
anticroissance
an-ti-kro-wan-s
GUGU
અનિવૃધ્ધિ
ani-nivṛddhi
HAHA
anti-growth
anti-growth
HEעברית
נגד צמיחה
negad tzmichá
HIहिन्दी
प्रति-वृद्धि
pratī-vṛddhi
HUMagyar
anti-növekedés
anti-no-ve-ke-des
IDBahasa Indonesia
anti pertumbuhan
anti-per-tu-han
IGIG
anti-growth
anti-growth
ITItaliano
anticrescita
an-ti-kre-si-ta
JA日本語
反増殖
han-zō-shoku
KKKK
анти-рост
anti-rost
KMKM
ការប្រឆាំងនឹងការកើន
ka-ar-pra-cha-ang-neang ka-ar-keu-n
KO한국어
항증식
hang-jeung-sik
MRMR
अनिवृद्धि
ani-vṛddhi
MSBahasa Melayu
anti-pertumbuhan
anti-per-tu-humban
MYမြန်မာ
အပြန်အလျှောက် တိုးတက်
a-pyan-a-lyaw-kou to-o-tet
NLNederlands
tegen-groei
tegen-gro-ei
NONorsk
antivekst
anti-vekst
PAPA
ਅੰਤਿ-ਵૃਧਿ
an-ti-vṛd-hi
PLPolski
przeciw-wzrost
przeciw-v-zrost
PTPortuguês
anticrescimento
an-ti-kre-si-men-to
RORomână
anticrescere
an-ti-kre-se-re
RUРусский
антирост
anti-rost
SVSvenska
antitillväxt
an-ti-til-vakt
SWKiswahili
kupinga ukuongezeka
ku-pi-nga oo-n-ge-ze-ka
TAதமிழ்
anti-growth
anti-growth
TEతెలుగు
anti-growth
anti-growth
THไทย
ต่อต้านการเจริญเติบโต
dtor-taan ka-ran je-ri-n-et-to
TLTL
anti-paglaki
anti-pa-g-la-ki
TRTürkçe
anti-büyüme
anti-byu-yüme
UKУкраїнська
антироста
anti-rosta
URاردو
مضاد نمو
muḍāḍ namū
VITiếng Việt
chống tăng trưởng
chong tang truong
YOYO
anti-growth
anti-growth
ZH中文
反增长
fǎn zēngzhǎng
ZUZU
ukuthi-thintela
oo-koo-thi-thin-te-la

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