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antiauthoritarianism

antiauthoritarianism noun: opposition to authority; the quality of being antiauthoritarian.

Noun

antiauthoritarianism (uncountable)

  1. Opposition to authority; the quality of being antiauthoritarian
    • Celebrating the ordinary, he shows a healthy antiauthoritarianism.2001 January 26, Fred Camper, “Musicians at Play”, in Chicago Reader

Origin of antiauthoritarianism

From antiauthoritarian + -ism.

Questions about antiauthoritarianism

What does antiauthoritarianism mean?
Antiauthoritarianism means opposition to authority; the quality of being antiauthoritarian.
What part of speech is antiauthoritarianism?
Antiauthoritarianism is a noun.

Words near antiauthoritarianism in the dictionary

  1. antiatrophic
  2. antiattrition
  3. antiausterity
  4. antiauteurist
  5. antiauthoritarian
  6. antiauthoritarianism
  7. antiauthoritarians
  8. antiauthority
  9. antiautistic
  10. antiautocratic
  11. antiautolysin

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