anti-traditional

adjective

an·​ti-tra·​di·​tion·​al ˌan-tē-trə-ˈdish-nəl How to pronounce anti-traditional (audio)
-ˈdi-shə-nᵊl,
ˌan-tī-
: 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

Word History

First Known Use

1829, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of anti-traditional was in 1829

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“Anti-traditional.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-traditional. Accessed 31 May. 2023.

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