anti-Western
adjective
an·ti-West·ern
ˌan-tē-ˈwe-stərn
ˌan-tī-
variants
or less commonly anti-West
ˌan-tē-ˈwest
ˌan-tī-
: opposed to or hostile toward Western countries
anti-Western terrorists
anti-Western sentiment
… triggered an outpouring of anti-Western and anti-American feeling in Africa and at the United Nations.—Jennifer Seymour Whitaker
… at moments during the film, I felt I was back there again, amid the anti-West slogans; the massive anti-American demonstrations in front of the U.S. embassy.—Bernard Kalb
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“Anti-Western.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-Western. Accessed 8 Jul. 2026.
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