an·ti-West·ern
| \ ˌan-tē-ˈwe-stərn
, ˌan-tī- \
, ˌan-tī- \
variants:
or less commonly anti-West \
ˌan-tē-ˈwest
, ˌan-tī-
\
, ˌan-tī-
\
Definition of anti-Western
: opposed to or hostile toward Western countries
anti-Western terrorists anti-Western sentiment … triggered an outpouring of anti-Western and anti-American feeling in Africa and at the United Nations.— Jennifer Seymour Whitaker … at moments during the film, I felt I was back there again, amid the anti-West slogans; the massive anti-American demonstrations in front of the U.S. embassy.— Bernard Kalb
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“Anti-Western.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-Western. Accessed 29 Jun. 2022.
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