anti-bourgeois
adjective
(alsoantibourgeois)uk/ˌæn.tiˈbɔːʒ.wɑː/us/ˌæn.taɪ.bʊrʒˈwɑː/opposingtheideasandpeoplethat aretypicalof themiddleclass(= asocialgroupbetween therichand thepoor),especiallywhen thisinvolvesnotsupportingexistingcustomsor not being veryinterestedinmoneyand possessions:
The anti-bourgeoisopinionsthat heacquiredduring thistimestayedwith him for therestof hislife.
anti-bourgeoissentiments
Compare
bourgeois
- Thenovelswerefullof anti-bourgeoissatire.
- Hewroteanti-bourgeoisarticlesfor thenewspaper.
- Theirmotivationwas anti-bourgeois and anti-conformist.
- anti-bourgeoisattitudes/ideals
Class & class-consciousness in general
- anti-snob
- arriviste
- bougie
- bourgeois
- gentrify
- go/come down in the worldidiom
- go/come up in the worldidiom
- heap
- petit bourgeois
- petty bourgeois
- pleb
- plebby
- social mobility
- the bottom of the heapidiom
- the gentry
- the petite bourgeoisie
- the upper crust
- trailer trash
- underclass
- upper class