adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective

1. 1
   Opposed to the existing sociopolitical system (the establishment).

   "The hippies were noted for their anti-establishment ways, firmly opposed to the order their parents so revered."

Adjective

1. 1
   opposed to the establishment wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

antiestablishment

Example

More examples

"The election in the U.S. was an anti-establishment election."

Etymology

From anti- + establishment.

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