nihilist
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ni·hil·ism
(nī′ə-lĭz′əm, nē′-)n.
1. Philosophy The doctrine that nothing actually exists or that existence or values are meaningless.
2. Relentless negativity or cynicism suggesting an absence of values or beliefs: nihilism in postwar art.
3.
a. Political belief or action that advocates or commits violence or terrorism without discernible constructive goals.
b. also Nihilism A diffuse, revolutionary movement of mid-19th-century Russia that scorned authority and tradition and believed in reason, materialism, and radical change in society and government through terrorism and assassination.
4. Psychiatry A delusion, experienced in some mental disorders, that the world or one's mind, body, or self does not exist.
ni′hil·ist n.
ni′hil·is′tic adj.
ni′hil·is′ti·cal·ly adv.
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Noun | 1. | nihilist - someone who rejects all theories of morality or religious belief nonreligious person - a person who does not manifest devotion to a deity |
2. | ![]() radical - a person who has radical ideas or opinions |
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nihilist
noun
1. cynic, sceptic, atheist, pessimist, agnostic, unbeliever Ripley has become a world-weary nihilist.
2. anarchist, revolutionary, extremist, agitator At heart, he's a revolutionist, an anarchist, a nihilist.
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