neoisolationism

[ nee-oh-ahy-suh-ley-shuh-niz-uh m ]

/ ˌni oʊˌaɪ səˈleɪ ʃəˌnɪz əm /

noun (in U.S. politics)

a revival of isolationism arising from increased anti-Soviet and anti-European sentiment and a reluctance to involve the nation in further political and military commitments abroad.

Nearby words

neogenesis, neoglaciation, neogothic, neogrammarian, neoimpressionism, neoisolationism, neokinetic, neoliberalism, neolinguistics, neolith, neolithic

Origin of neoisolationism

First recorded in 1950–55; neo- + isolationism

Related forms

ne·o·i·so·la·tion·ist, adjective, noun