antiurban

English

Etymology

anti- +‎ urban

Adjective

antiurban (not comparable)

1. (sociology) Showing a negative view of cities or city life
   • 1988 July 15, Lawrence Rand, “Funny Business: an entire evening with Ian Shoales”, in Chicago Reader‎^[1]:

     When I ask why so much of the humor on National Public Radio is antiurban, Kessler responds with one of Ian Shoales's most quoted lines: "If the city were a nice place to live, nobody would want to live there.

   • 1996 September 6, Harold Henderson, “Up Against the Sprawl”, in Chicago Reader‎^[2]:

     The District One headquarters of the Illinois Department of Transportation is about as antiurban as a building can get.

Translations

showing a negative view of cities or city life

• Portuguese: antiurbano