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anti-establishment

an·ti·es·tab·lish·ment
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [an-tee-i-stab-lish-muh nt, an-tahy-]
    • /ˈæn taɪ, ˈæn ti i-ˈsta-blish-mənt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [an-tee-i-stab-lish-muh nt, an-tahy-]
    • /ˈæn taɪ, ˈæn ti i-ˈsta-blish-mənt/

Definitions of anti-establishment word

  • adjective anti-establishment opposed to established authority 3
  • adjective anti-establishment opposed to or working against the existing power structure or mores, as of society or government: Antiestablishment candidates promised to disband the army, Congress, and the cabinet if elected. 1
  • adjective anti-establishment Referring to someone who is opposed to the existing system (the establishment). 0
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Origin of anti-establishment

First appearance:

before 1955
One of the 4% newest English words
First recorded in 1955-60; anti- + establishment

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Parts of speech for Anti-establishment

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Anti-establishment

anti-establishment popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 50% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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