an·ti-sen·ti·men·tal
| \ ˌan-tē-ˌsen-tə-ˈmen-tᵊl, ˌan-tī-
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or less commonly antisentimental
Definition of anti-sentimental
: opposed to sentimentalism : deliberately or emphatically not sentimental
Femmes Fatales was much more than anti-sentimental, it was meant to be hatefully reactionary, to make us look at the vitality of our prejudices.— Stanley Kauffmann
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“Anti-sentimental.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-sentimental. Accessed 27 Jun. 2022.
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