antistory

[ an-tee-stawr-ee, -stohr-ee, an-tahy- ]

noun

, plural an·ti·sto·ries.

1. a narrative of short-story length that makes no effort to follow a plot and ignores structural conventions, character motivations, and the like.

Word History and Origins

Origin of antistory¹

anti- + story ¹

Example Sentences

This is really the antistory of her life, the opposite of an autobiography.

From Time Magazine Archive