iconoclastic
pronunciation
How to pronounce iconoclastic in British English:
UK [aɪˌkɒnəˈklæstɪk]
How to pronounce iconoclastic in American English:
US [aɪˌkɑːnəˈklæstɪk]
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- Adjective:
- characterized by attack on established beliefs or institutions
Word Origin
- iconoclastic (adj.)
- 1640s; see iconoclast + -ic.
Example
- 1. His iconoclastic theories about language .
- 2. New iconoclastic ideas in medicine .
- 3. Our purpose is to make the realtime distance learning use the advantage of network fully , and the teacher and student can finish their mission more conveniently and efficiently in this iconoclastic model .
- 4. Nikola tesla , the iconoclastic inventor and engineer , famous for his contributions to the field of electromagnetism , wrote the feature article accompanying this cover about the limitations on the much celebrated van de graaff generator .
- 5. So he put energy into the investment answer , which is full of iconoclastic observations about investments .