Counterculture
[KOWN-tər-kəl-chər]
Part of speech: noun
Origin: American English, mid-20th century
1.
A way of life and set of attitudes opposed to or at variance with the prevailing social norm.
Examples of Counterculture in a sentence
"Flower crowns and bell-bottom jeans were the uniform of the hippie counterculture of the 1960s."
"Artists, writers, and musicians are often symbols of the counterculture."
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