counterculture

noun

coun·​ter·​cul·​ture ˈkau̇n-tər-ˌkəl-chər 

: a culture with values and mores that run counter to those of established society

countercultural

ˌkau̇n-tər-ˈkəlch-rəl 

-ˈkəl-chə-

adjective

counterculturalism

ˌkau̇n-tər-ˈkəlch-rə-ˌli-zəm 

-ˈkəl-chə-

noun

counterculturist

ˌkau̇n-tər-ˈkəlch-rə-list 

-ˈkəl-chə-

noun

Examples of counterculture in a Sentence

the counterculture of the hippies

He was part of the antiwar counterculture.

Recent Examples on the Web

Their work changed how a generation of young Americans viewed the world, helped launch the counterculture movement of the 1960s and deeply influenced a slate of other prominent artists, such as Bob Dylan and the Beatles, who went on to change the cultural fabric themselves. —Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2024

That early sign of De Niro’s talent (playing a cop interrogating a mop in Brian De Palma’s counterculture satire Hi, Mom!) is disgraced. —Armond White, National Review, 5 June 2024

But the counterculture icon is now trying to adapt to a radically different world than the one in which it was founded—and making some longtime fans mad in the process. —Fortune Editors, Fortune, 5 June 2024

If counterculture and a thriving art scene are selling points to you, Santa Fe will win you over in 2024. —Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Dec. 2023

Word History

First Known Use

1947, in the meaning defined above