neoisolationism

American  

[nee-oh-ahy-suh-ley-shuh-niz-uhm] / ˌni oʊˌaɪ səˈleɪ ʃəˌnɪz əm /

noun

1. 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.

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Other Word Forms

• neoisolationist adjective

Etymology

Origin of neoisolationism

First recorded in 1950–55; neo- + isolationism