an·ti-tra·di·tion·al
| \ ˌan-tē-trə-ˈdish-nəl
, -ˈdi-shə-nᵊl, ˌan-tī- \
, -ˈdi-shə-nᵊl, ˌan-tī- \
Definition of anti-traditional
: opposed to or hostile toward traditional methods and attitudes : emphatically and deliberately untraditional
Yet in their implications and inner meanings, these individualist values are profoundly anti-traditional.— Christopher Lasch anti-traditional art
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“Anti-traditional.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-traditional. Accessed 4 Dec. 2021.
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