countereducational

adjective

coun·ter·ed·u·ca·tion·al ˌkau̇n-tər-ˌe-jə-ˈkā-shnəl

-shə-nᵊl

variants or counter-educational

: opposed to formal education

countereducational attitudes

: tending to hinder or interfere with education

a hostile and countereducational school environment

… And is there anything so countereducational? The descriptions of jobs that no longer exist; the often sexist or overly politically correct labels, few of them reflecting the actual life experiences of children today.—

Pamela Paul

: being or involving countereducation

countereducational efforts

… the committee offered to launch a countereducational program against the subversives and their propaganda.—

Aaron D. Purcell

Word History

First Known Use

1905, in the meaning defined at sense 3

Time Traveler

The first known use of countereducational was in 1905

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“Countereducational.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/countereducational. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.

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