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
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
Bernard KalbExamples of anti-Western in a Sentence
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During the Cold War, communist ideology ultimately pushed the two countries apart, while now they are united by a more general set of conservative, anti-Western, and statist attitudes.
—Joseph Torigian, Foreign Affairs, 24 June 2024
Putin has embraced North Korea because Kim’s militant, anti-Western outlook is something that chimes well with his own turn against the West and against democracy.
—Sergey Radchenko, NPR, 19 June 2024
Russia’s Pro-Putin Elites How the dictator recruited them to his anti-Western agenda.
—Pawel Zerka, Foreign Affairs, 10 June 2024
Butcher's Crossing by John Williams (1960) Williams' anti-Western takes American triumphalism to task.
—The Week Staff, theweek, 11 June 2024
Xi is actively recruiting countries to adopt this anti-Western vision, which is the impetus behind the BRICS expansion and joint efforts with Brazil, Russia, and others to try to reduce the global influence of the U.S. dollar.
—Evan S. Medeiros, Foreign Affairs, 23 Apr. 2024
But the monumental scale of destruction in Gaza has breathed new life into Tehran’s anti-Western and anti-Israeli invective.
—Suzanne Maloney, Foreign Affairs, 8 Apr. 2024
More recently, coups in Burkina Faso in 2022 and Niger last year have come amid growing anti-Western sentiment.
—Rachel Chason, Washington Post, 23 Mar. 2024
Now, these juntas have taken steps to wrap themselves in anti-Western rhetoric and have taken preliminary steps to rid themselves of the vestiges of their colonial past.
—Daniel Markind, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2024
Joseph Torigian, Foreign Affairs, 24 June 2024
Putin has embraced North Korea because Kim’s militant, anti-Western outlook is something that chimes well with his own turn against the West and against democracy.
—Sergey Radchenko, NPR, 19 June 2024
Russia’s Pro-Putin Elites How the dictator recruited them to his anti-Western agenda.
—Pawel Zerka, Foreign Affairs, 10 June 2024
Butcher's Crossing by John Williams (1960) Williams' anti-Western takes American triumphalism to task.
—The Week Staff, theweek, 11 June 2024
Xi is actively recruiting countries to adopt this anti-Western vision, which is the impetus behind the BRICS expansion and joint efforts with Brazil, Russia, and others to try to reduce the global influence of the U.S. dollar.
—Evan S. Medeiros, Foreign Affairs, 23 Apr. 2024
But the monumental scale of destruction in Gaza has breathed new life into Tehran’s anti-Western and anti-Israeli invective.
—Suzanne Maloney, Foreign Affairs, 8 Apr. 2024
More recently, coups in Burkina Faso in 2022 and Niger last year have come amid growing anti-Western sentiment.
—Rachel Chason, Washington Post, 23 Mar. 2024
Now, these juntas have taken steps to wrap themselves in anti-Western rhetoric and have taken preliminary steps to rid themselves of the vestiges of their colonial past.
—Daniel Markind, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2024
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“Anti-Western.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-Western. Accessed 5 Jul. 2024.
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