anti-intellectualism en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ντῐ́ (ăntĭ́) Ancient Greek ἀντι- (anti-)der. English anti- English intellectual Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English intellectualism English anti-intellectualism From anti- + intellectualism.
Meanings
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(uncountable) A sentiment of hostility towards, or mistrust of, intellectuals and intellectual pursuits.
This did not necessarily imply anti-intellectualism, though in Britain and the United States it was pervasive, because the triumphs of business were pre-eminently those of poorly educated men using empiricism and common sense.
1975, Eric Hobsbawm, The Age of Capital. 1848-1875, published 1995, page 289:
- (uncountable) A position that opposes intellectualism.
Forms
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| antiintellectualism | alternative | lexicographic |
Translations (16)
yue 反智主義 /反智主义 (hostility towards intellectuals) · nl anti-intellectualisme (hostility towards intellectuals) · ko 반주지주의 (hostility towards intellectuals) · bn বুদ্ধিজীবিতা-বিরুদ্ধবাদ (hostility towards intellectuals) · fr anti-intellectualisme (hostility towards intellectuals) · es antiintelectualismo (hostility towards intellectuals) · pt anti-intelectualismo (hostility towards intellectuals) · cmn 反智主義 /反智主义 (hostility towards intellectuals) · ja 反知性主義 (hostility towards intellectuals) · ko 반지성주의 (hostility towards intellectuals) · ru антиинтеллектуали́зм (hostility towards intellectuals) · kk зияткерлікке қарсы (hostility towards intellectuals) · vi chủ nghĩa chống trí thức (hostility towards intellectuals) · sv antiintellektualism (hostility towards intellectuals) · da antiintellektualisme (hostility towards intellectuals) · fi anti-intellektualismi (hostility towards intellectuals)