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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
A person who dislikes something (generally a creative work, fictional character, or person), but is still interested in it, devoting time to mocking or criticizing it..
These anti-fans often claim to act out of concern for young Twilight fans who may look to Twilight's characters— and author— as role models.
Jonathan Gray describes these anti-fans by saying, 'Opposed and yet in some ways similar to the fan is the anti-fan: he/she who actively and vocally hates or dislikes a given text, personality, or genre' (2005, 840).
Such stories are generally considered the work of Harry Potter anti-fans, a group of individuals who actively dislike the books or the films (or both) and seek to degrade the characters in various and sundry ways (Hetcher 7).
Use anti-fan when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Anti-fan means A person who dislikes something (generally a creative work, fictional character, or person), but is still interested in it, devoting time to mocking or criticizing it..
Common synonyms include lolfan.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
These anti-fans often claim to act out of concern for young Twilight fans who may look to Twilight's characters— and author— as role models.
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