resistance to convention; anti-conventionalism
Refers to a stance or attitude that rejects or opposes prevailing social norms, customs, or conventional values. Often used in literary, critical, or philosophical contexts.
His anti-conventional way of life influenced many young people.
This novel is full of anti-conventional spirit.
anticonventional spirit; spirit of resisting convention
Compound of 反 (anti-) and 俗 (vulgar, worldly, conventional). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word follows a common Sino-Japanese pattern for expressing opposition to a concept.