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- adjective linguistics Relating to the
antipassive voice - noun linguistics The
antipassive voice
Etymologies
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anti- + passive
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Examples
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That's the opposite of proactive: antipassive, presumably.
We've always found Hitler hilarious – the alternative is much more odious | David Mitchell 2011
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