iconoclastic
attacking cherished beliefs or institutions
Roots
Other words with the clast root
- clast: something that breaks or is broken
- clastic: made of fragments or relating to breaking
- iconoclast: breaker of images or cherished beliefs
- pyroclastic: made of hot volcanic fragments
Other words with the icon root
- icon: an image or widely recognized symbol
- iconoclast: breaker of images or cherished beliefs
Iconoclastic ideas break the icons people were taught not to touch.
Her iconoclastic essay challenged the textbook version of the story.