anti-personnel

Definition
  1. Adjective:
    • Designed to injure or kill people: "anti-personnel" describes weapons, devices, or tactics specifically intended to harm or eliminate human beings, as opposed to destroying equipment or structures.
Usage Examples
  • Adjective:
    • The military used anti-personnel mines to protect the border. (Weapons designed to injure or kill people.)
    • Anti-personnel bombs are banned under international law in many countries. (Bombs intended to harm humans.)
Advanced Usage

  • "Anti-personnel mine": a type of landmine that is triggered by the presence or proximity of a person, causing injury or death.

    • The conflict zone was littered with anti-personnel mines, posing a long-term threat to civilians. (Explosive devices designed to harm people.)

  • "Anti-personnel weapon": any weapon system whose primary purpose is to target and disable enemy personnel.

    • The development of new anti-personnel weapons raised ethical concerns among human rights groups. (Weapons focused on harming humans.)
Variants and Related Words
  • Personnel (n): people employed in an organization or in a military service.
    • The company hired additional personnel to handle the workload. (Employees or staff members.)
  • Anti- (prefix): meaning "against" or "opposed to."
    • Anti-personnel: against people (specifically, harming people).
Synonyms
  • Anti-infantry: specifically designed to target foot soldiers or ground troops.
    • Anti-infantry tactics are often used in urban warfare. (Tactics aimed at soldiers.)
  • Man-killing: a less formal term for weapons designed to kill humans.
Phrasal Verbs

(No direct phrasal verbs exist for "anti-personnel" as it is an adjective.)

Related Idioms

(No common idioms directly include "anti-personnel.")