# antipattern

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A design pattern that may be commonly used, but is ineffective or counterproductive in practice.

## Etymology
From anti- + pattern, coined by Andrew Koenig in 1995.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/antipattern