antiromantic

antiromantic
a) Opposing romance.

Antiromantic and often cynical, Fanny Fern was the originator of the now-famous phrase, "The way to a mans heart is through his stomach."

b) Opposing or rejecting the Romantic movement.

What moves directly in the images created by the antiromantic authors is their gaze, an expression of abandonment and loneliness.

2. noun
One who opposes or rejects the Romantic movement.

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