neoisolationism

[ nee-oh-ahy-suh-ley-shuh-niz-uhm ]

/ ˌni oʊˌaɪ səˈleɪ ʃəˌnɪz əm /

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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.

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Origin of neoisolationism

First recorded in 1950–55; neo- + isolationism

OTHER WORDS FROM neoisolationism

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

Words nearby neoisolationism

neoglaciation, neo-gothic, neogrammarian, neo-Hegelianism, neo-impressionism, neoisolationism, neo-Ju, neo-Kantianism, neo-Lamarckism, Neo-Latin, neoliberalism