antibugging

[ an-tee-buhg-ing, an-tahy- ]

adjective

1. designed to detect and alert a person to the use of a secret listening device:

   to install antibugging equipment.

2. designed to prevent or counteract the use of a secret listening device.

Word History and Origins

Origin of antibugging¹

anti- + bug ¹ + -ing ¹

Example Sentences

The indictment says that Kwame Kilpatrick used donations to a charity known as the Kilpatrick Civic Fund to pay for golf clubs, summer camp for his children, yoga classes and antibugging equipment.

From New York Times