anti-anti-

From anti- +‎ anti-.

anti-anti-

1. Against opposition to. (Should we delete⁽⁺⁾ this sense?)
   • 1971, Francis X. Gannon, “Arthur F. Burns”, in Biographical Dictionary Of The Left, volume 2, Boston, Mass.: Western Islands, page 259:

     He has been a trustee of Freedom House, a center for anti-anti-Communism with a membership of liberals, Socialists, do-gooders, Communist-fronters, and an occasional innocent.

   • 2007, Milton Himmelfarb, Jews and Gentiles, New York: Encounter Books, →ISBN, page 111:

     Chastising what is left of Christendom, some Christians now tend to be if not pro-neopagan then at least anti-anti-neopagan.

   • 2014 December 8, Christopher Caldwell, “French Curtains”, in William Kristol, editor, The Weekly Standard, New York: Clarity Media Group, →ISSN, pages 28–29:

     Zemmour’s reverence for Marchais makes his own anti-anti-racism easier to define. It is not racism. It is a belief that France’s ruling class uses accusations of racism as a way of discrediting its class enemies, the better to impose on them a capitalism they have no familiarity with and no reason to want.

2. (Can we verify⁽⁺⁾ this sense?) (rare) Very opposed to.

According to William Safire, usage of the prefix suggests at least tacit support for the idea conveyed by the word stem.^[1] Ferenc Kiefer said that the prefix acts as an intensifier, meaning "very anti",^[2] however it has proved difficult to find attestations for this definition.

• Not to be confused with anti-anti.