anti-intellectualism
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See also: antiintellectualism
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From anti- + intellectualism.
Noun
anti-intellectualism (uncountable)
- A sentiment of hostility towards, or mistrust of, intellectuals and intellectual pursuits.
- (philosophy) A position that opposes intellectualism.
Usage notes
- Anti-intellectualism is several times more common than antiintellectualism in print.[1] GPO manual recommends using a hyphen to avoid doubling a vowel except after short prefixes.[2]
Translations
hostility towards intellectuals
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References
- ^ (antiintellectualism*6),anti-intellectualism at the Google Books Ngram Viewer.
- ^ 6. Compounding Rules in U.S. Government Printing Office Style Manual, govinfo.gov