antiauthoritarian

English

Alternative forms

• anti-authoritarian

Etymology

anti- +‎ authoritarian

Adjective

antiauthoritarian (comparative more antiauthoritarian, superlative most antiauthoritarian)

1. Opposed to authority

   Synonyms: counter-authoritarian, libertarian

   • 1988 June 3, F.K. Plous Jr., “The Authenticists' Conundrum”, in Chicago Reader‎^[1]:

     For good or ill, American society is becoming increasingly democratic and antiauthoritarian, and most Catholics are participating in the democratization of the total culture.

Translations

opposed to authority

• Polish: antyautorytatywny
• Portuguese: antiautoritário

Noun

antiauthoritarian (plural antiauthoritarians)

1. One who is opposed to authority.

Derived terms

• antiauthoritarianism

Related terms

• authoritarian