an·ti-bour·geois
| \ ˌan-tē-ˈbu̇rzh-ˌwä
, ˌan-ˌtī- also -ˈbu̇zh- or -ˈbüzh- or -bu̇rzh-ˈ \
, ˌan-ˌtī- also -ˈbu̇zh- or -ˈbüzh- or -bu̇rzh-ˈ \
variants:
or less commonly antibourgeois
Definition of anti-bourgeois
: opposed to or hostile toward people or things considered bourgeois
Brecht's early plays were radical, anarchistic and anti-bourgeois, but not anti-capitalist.— Raman Selden
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“Anti-bourgeois.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-bourgeois. Accessed 25 Sep. 2021.
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