Antiauthoritarian

Alternative forms

• anti-authoritarian

Origin

- + authoritarian

Full definition of antiauthoritarian

Adjective

1. Opposed to authority
• 1988, June 3, F.K. Plous Jr., The Authenticists' Conundrum, For good or ill, American society is becoming increasingly democratic and antiauthoritarian, and most Catholics are participating in the democratization of the total culture.

Noun

1. One who is opposed to authority.

Derived terms

• antiauthoritarianism

Related terms

• authoritarian