Definition
A person or entity opposed to men or masculinity; in science fiction, a being designed to oppose or counteract mankind.
Etymology
From 'anti-' + 'man' (from Germanic roots). A rare and primarily fictional term, emerging in pulp science fiction of the 1920s-1940s.
Kelly Says
Pulp sci-fi magazines used 'antiman' as shorthand for mechanical or alien beings opposing humanity—but the word never gained scientific currency because biology doesn't really work that way; opposition requires opposing interests, not opposing genders.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ሰላም ላይ ላይ ላይ
se-lam la-i la-i la-i
ARالعربية
معارض للإنسان
mu'arrid lil-insān
BNবাংলা
মানববিরোধী
maanob-bi-rodhi
CACatalà
antihumà
an-tee-hoo-ma
CSČeština
antičlověk
an-tee-chlo-vehk
DADansk
antimand
ahn-tee-mand
DEDeutsch
Antimann
ahn-tee-man
ELΕλληνικά
αντιάνθρωπος
an-tee-an-thro-pos
ESEspañol
antihombre
ahn-tee-om-breh
FAفارسی
مخالف انسان
makh-laf-e-insaan
FISuomi
antimies
ahn-tee-mee-es
FRFrançais
antihomme
ahn-tee-ohm
GUGU
માનવી વિરોધી
maan-vee vi-rodhi
HAHA
mutum mai gaba
moo-tum mai ga-ba
HEעברית
מתנגד לאדם
me-tan-ged la-adam
HIहिन्दी
मानवविरोधी
maanav-virodhi
HUMagyar
antiember
ahn-tee-ember
IDBahasa Indonesia
antimanusia
ahn-tee-man-oo-see-ah
IGIG
onye na-akwụ ụmụ mmadụ
oh-nye na-akwu umu mma-du
ITItaliano
antiuomo
ahn-tee-oo-moh
KKKK
адам қарсы
adam qarsy
KMKM
មនុស្សប្រឆាំង
mo-nus-ba-chhang
MRMR
मानवी विरोधी
maan-vee vi-rodhi
MSBahasa Melayu
antimanusia
ahn-tee-man-oo-see-ah
MYမြန်မာ
လူကြီးမဆို
lu-kya-mee-ma-so
NLNederlands
antiman
ahn-tee-man
NONorsk
antimann
ahn-tee-mann
PAPA
ਮਨੁੱਖ-विਰੋधी
man-ukh-vi-rodhi
PLPolski
antyczłowiek
an-tee-ch-wo-vek
PTPortuguês
anti-homem
ahn-tee-oh-veh
RORomână
antiom
ahn-tee-om
RUРусский
античеловек
anti-chelovek
SVSvenska
antiman
ahn-tee-man
SWKiswahili
mtu asiye mtu
mtu a-see-e mtu
TAதமிழ்
மனித எதிர்ப்பு
mani-tha-e-thir-ppu
TEతెలుగు
మనిషి వ్యతిరేక
mani-shi-vyati-reka
THไทย
ต่อต้านมนุษย์
dtor-taan-mu-nuh-t
TLTL
anti-tao
ahn-tee-tah-oh
TRTürkçe
anti-insan
ahn-tee-in-san
UKУкраїнська
антилюдина
an-tee-lyu-di-na
VITiếng Việt
người chống người
người chống người
YOYO
ọ̀kan tí ó ń ṣe àgbàgbọ́
o-kan ti o n se agba-gbo
ZUZU
umuntu omuhle
oo-mu-ntu oo-muh-leh
Ethical Language Guidance
Gender History
Carries the same asymmetry as 'antimale'—'man' is used as the default human (cf. 'mankind'), so 'anti-man' frames opposition to the unmarked category rather than to specific male-centered practices or ideology.
Inclusive Usage
Replace with precise term: 'opposing patriarchy,' 'rejecting male-centric systems,' or 'pro-gender-equity' as context requires.
Inclusive Alternatives
["antipatriarchal","opposing male-centric ideology","pro-gender-equity"]
Empowerment Note
Feminist linguists documented how 'man' absorbed universal meaning while 'woman' remained marked/specific—correcting this requires naming the system, not the people.