anti-environmentalism

noun

an·​ti-en·​vi·​ron·​men·​tal·​ism ˌan-tē-in-ˌvī-rə(n)-ˈmen-tə-ˌli-zəm 

-ˌvī(-ə)r(n)-,

ˌan-tī-

: opposition to environmentalism

It plans a four-day anti-environmentalism program that includes programs challenging global warming, blaming the green movement for hurting the poor and touting nuclear power.

—Judy Fahys

anti-environmentalist

ˌan-tē-in-ˌvī-rə(n)-ˈmen-tə-ləst 

-ˌvī(-ə)r(n)-

-ˌvī(-ə)r(n)-

ˌan-tī-

adjective

anti-environmentalist rhetoric

anti-environmentalist noun

legislation opposed by anti-environmentalists

Word History

First Known Use

1971, in the meaning defined above