counterculture

[ koun-ter-kuhl-cher ]

/ ˈkaʊn tərˌkʌl tʃər /

noun

the culture and lifestyle of those people, especially among the young, who reject or oppose the dominant values and behavior of society.

Origin of counterculture

First recorded in 1965–70; counter- + culture

OTHER WORDS FROM counterculture

coun·ter·cul·tur·al, adjectivecoun·ter·cul·tur·ist, coun·ter·cul·tur·al·ist, noun

Words nearby counterculture

countercheck, counterclaim, counterclockwise, counterconditioning, countercoup, counterculture, countercurrent, countercyclical, counterearth, countereconomy, counter electromotive force

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Example sentences from the Web for counterculture

The populist right, the militia movement, and anti-Bush leftists became obsessed by the phrase—and it entered the counterculture.
The Evolution of the ‘New World Order’|Lizzie Crocker|November 5, 2013|DAILY BEAST
David, to the extent that you are right, to the extent that our counterculture has become a supermarket, we are in deep trouble.
David Brooks In The Supermarket Aisles Of Judaism|Gershom Gorenberg|March 13, 2013|DAILY BEAST
But under the slogan of the 99 percent, the protest itself took on the characteristics of a counterculture collective.
How Occupy Wall Street Flashed New York Back to 9/11|John Avlon|December 30, 2011|DAILY BEAST
But instead of the working class Hells Angels, this counterculture group was higher up on the social scale.
Roger Corman: My Nine Most Memorable Films, From ‘The Trip’ to ‘Battle Beyond the Stars’|Roger Corman|December 16, 2011|DAILY BEAST

The Trip was a follow-up to the Wild Angels in which I was again working with the counterculture of the 1960s.
Roger Corman: My Nine Most Memorable Films, From ‘The Trip’ to ‘Battle Beyond the Stars’|Roger Corman|December 16, 2011|DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for counterculture

counterculture

/ (ˈkaʊntəˌkʌltʃə) /

noun

an alternative culture, deliberately at variance with the social norm

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Cultural definitions for counterculture

counterculture

A protest movement by American youth that arose in the late 1960s and faded during the late 1970s. According to some, young people in the United States were forming a culture of their own, opposed to the culture of Middle America. (See hippies and Woodstock.)

单词	counterculture
释义	counterculture [ koun-ter-kuhl-cher ] / ˈkaʊn tərˌkʌl tʃər / noun the culture and lifestyle of those people, especially among the young, who reject or oppose the dominant values and behavior of society. Origin of counterculture First recorded in 1965–70; counter- + culture OTHER WORDS FROM counterculture coun·ter·cul·tur·al, adjectivecoun·ter·cul·tur·ist, coun·ter·cul·tur·al·ist, noun Words nearby counterculture countercheck, counterclaim, counterclockwise, counterconditioning, countercoup, counterculture, countercurrent, countercyclical, counterearth, countereconomy, counter electromotive force Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for counterculture The populist right, the militia movement, and anti-Bush leftists became obsessed by the phrase—and it entered the counterculture. The Evolution of the ‘New World Order’\|Lizzie Crocker\|November 5, 2013\|DAILY BEAST David, to the extent that you are right, to the extent that our counterculture has become a supermarket, we are in deep trouble. David Brooks In The Supermarket Aisles Of Judaism\|Gershom Gorenberg\|March 13, 2013\|DAILY BEAST But under the slogan of the 99 percent, the protest itself took on the characteristics of a counterculture collective. How Occupy Wall Street Flashed New York Back to 9/11\|John Avlon\|December 30, 2011\|DAILY BEAST But instead of the working class Hells Angels, this counterculture group was higher up on the social scale. Roger Corman: My Nine Most Memorable Films, From ‘The Trip’ to ‘Battle Beyond the Stars’\|Roger Corman\|December 16, 2011\|DAILY BEAST The Trip was a follow-up to the Wild Angels in which I was again working with the counterculture of the 1960s. Roger Corman: My Nine Most Memorable Films, From ‘The Trip’ to ‘Battle Beyond the Stars’\|Roger Corman\|December 16, 2011\|DAILY BEAST British Dictionary definitions for counterculture counterculture / (ˈkaʊntəˌkʌltʃə) / noun an alternative culture, deliberately at variance with the social norm Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Cultural definitions for counterculture counterculture A protest movement by American youth that arose in the late 1960s and faded during the late 1970s. According to some, young people in the United States were forming a culture of their own, opposed to the culture of Middle America. (See hippies and Woodstock.) The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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