nihilistic

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Etymology

From nihilist +‎ -ic.

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Adjective

nihilistic (comparative more nihilistic, superlative most nihilistic)

  1. Of or relating to nihilism.
    • 1965 August 13, “Books: Last Testament”, in Time‎:
      Some of his gloomy judgments have tempted critics to the conclusion that Kazantzakis was even more nihilistic than Nietzsche, and this book can support that view.
    • 2025 May 21, Manisha Krishnan, “IVF Clinic Bombing Suspect Was Linked to ‘Anti-Life’ Ideology. Experts Fear Its Growing Influence”, in WIRED‎, archived from the original on 2025-05-21:
      The bombing comes over a week after ISD released a report about how nihilistic worldviews are fueling violence in the US and Europe.

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