nihilisticadj.

Brit.

/ˌnʌɪ(h)ᵻˈlɪstɪk/,

/ˌnɪhᵻˈlɪstɪk/,

/ˌniː(h)ᵻˈlɪstɪk/, U.S.

/ˌnaɪəˈlɪstɪk/,

/ˌniəˈlɪstɪk/

Forms: also with capital initial.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: nihilist n., -ic suffix.

Etymology: < nihilist n. + -ic suffix; compare -istic suffix. Compare Russian nigilističeskij (see nihilist n. and adj.). N.E.D. (1907) gives the pronunciation as (nəihili·stik) /naɪhɪˈlɪstɪk/.

1. Characterized by or professing nihilism; rejecting prevailing beliefs, laws, etc.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > philosophy > scepticism > [adjective] > of other doctrines and their adherents

Humean1800

nihilistic1848

fallibilista1914

nihilist1925

fallibilistic1934

society > faith > aspects of faith > theism > atheism > [adjective]

ortrowOE

unbelievedc1200

unbelieffulc1380

untrowfulc1380

mislevefula1382

mistrowablea1382

mistrowfula1382

mistrowinga1382

unfaithfulc1384

faithlessa1400

unbelievinga1400

untrothfula1400

misbelieffula1425

out of beliefa1425

untraistfulc1480

untruthfulc1480

godless1528

irreligious1561

incredulous1578

atheistical1588

athean1611

atheal1612

atheous1612

beliefless1612

nullifidian1661

atheist1667

unreligious1814

nihilistic1848

know-nothing1862

nescient1863

non-theistic1863

agnostical?a1870

agnostic1870

non-theist1913

no-God1923

1848 W. A. Duer Duties Rising Generation 30 There have been many such, and are such to-day; anarchistic, socialistic, communistic, nihilistic.

1871 H. Alabaster Wheel of Law p. lii I cannot decline to allow the term Nihilistic to be applied to it.

1873 W. Wagner tr. W. S. Teuffel Hist. Rom. Lit. II. 35 A kind of nihilistic resignation.

1943 G. Greene Ministry of Fear i. iii. 44 The experience which had given him an amusing nihilistic abandon had left her brooding.

1978 I. Berlin Russian Thinkers 65 Both were obscurely felt to be nihilistic—the humane values of the nineteenth century fell to pieces under their fingers.

1992 M. Medved Hollywood vs. Amer. iv. x. 163 It has become chic to praise a movie for being nihilistic, macabre, unsentimental.

2. Of or relating to the Russian Nihilists (nihilist n. 2); characteristic of their beliefs. Also in extended use.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > rule or government > politics > Russian politics > [adjective] > principles or policies

nihilistic1868

nihilist1872

Bolshevik1907

bolshie1918

Menshevik1918

Bolshevistic1920

Bolshevized1920

red1920

1868 M. E. Grant Duff Polit. Surv. 35 Nihilistic doctrines..contain a large proportion of sound tendencies.

1881 Times 11 Apr. 9/4 In Russia the outbreak of nihilistic fury has made humanitarian treatment impossible for the present.

1890 J. Hatton By Order of Czar 149 I thought she might have been a nihilistic spy.

1991 W. Paterson & D. Southern Governing Germany (BNC) 42 German conservatives threw in their lot with the nihilistic agents of a permanent revolution.

1992 S. White After Gorbachev (ed. 3) 237 ‘Nihilistic views’ were intensifying among young people; they were becoming politically disorientated.

3. Psychiatry. Designating delusions that the patient's body, the world, or parts of either have ceased to exist or to function, associated with mental illnesses such as major depression and schizophrenia.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > mental health > mental illness > degree or type of mental illness > [adjective] > delusions > types of delusion

lycanthropic1846

zoanthropic1891

megalomaniacal1892

megalomaniac1899

nihilistic1902

1902 A. R. Diefendorf tr. E. Kraepelin Clin. Psychiatry 40 In progressing mental weakness this form of delusions may become nihilistic, when everything, the patient included, is non-existent or less than nothing.

1927 D. K. Henderson & R. D. Gillespie Text-bk. Psychiatry xi. 294 The feature of the depression is the frequency with which absurd nihilistic ideas are expressed. Patients claim that they are dead, that their blood has ceased to circulate,..that their bodies are utterly destroyed.

1967 A. T. Beck Depression i. ii. 38 A typical nihilistic delusion is reflected in the following statement: ‘It's no use... The world is empty. Everybody died last night.’

1995 Acta Psychiatrica Scand. 91 185 The most common nihilistic delusions concerned the body (86%) and existence (69%).

Derivatives

ˌnihiˈlistically adv.

ΚΠ

1948 Yale French Stud. No. 2. 93 The young surrealists of 1920 reacted nihilistically to a certain atmosphere.

1991 Observer 17 Nov. (Colour Suppl.) 57/2 Janet guffaws nihilistically.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	nihilistic
释义	nihilisticadj. Brit. /ˌnʌɪ(h)ᵻˈlɪstɪk/, /ˌnɪhᵻˈlɪstɪk/, /ˌniː(h)ᵻˈlɪstɪk/, U.S. /ˌnaɪəˈlɪstɪk/, /ˌniəˈlɪstɪk/ Forms: also with capital initial. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: nihilist n., -ic suffix. Etymology: < nihilist n. + -ic suffix; compare -istic suffix. Compare Russian nigilističeskij (see nihilist n. and adj.). N.E.D. (1907) gives the pronunciation as (nəihili·stik) /naɪhɪˈlɪstɪk/. 1. Characterized by or professing nihilism; rejecting prevailing beliefs, laws, etc. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > philosophy > scepticism > [adjective] > of other doctrines and their adherents Humean1800 nihilistic1848 fallibilista1914 nihilist1925 fallibilistic1934 society > faith > aspects of faith > theism > atheism > [adjective] ortrowOE unbelievedc1200 unbelieffulc1380 untrowfulc1380 mislevefula1382 mistrowablea1382 mistrowfula1382 mistrowinga1382 unfaithfulc1384 faithlessa1400 unbelievinga1400 untrothfula1400 misbelieffula1425 out of beliefa1425 untraistfulc1480 untruthfulc1480 godless1528 irreligious1561 incredulous1578 atheistical1588 athean1611 atheal1612 atheous1612 beliefless1612 nullifidian1661 atheist1667 unreligious1814 nihilistic1848 know-nothing1862 nescient1863 non-theistic1863 agnostical?a1870 agnostic1870 non-theist1913 no-God1923 1848 W. A. Duer Duties Rising Generation 30 There have been many such, and are such to-day; anarchistic, socialistic, communistic, nihilistic. 1871 H. Alabaster Wheel of Law p. lii I cannot decline to allow the term Nihilistic to be applied to it. 1873 W. Wagner tr. W. S. Teuffel Hist. Rom. Lit. II. 35 A kind of nihilistic resignation. 1943 G. Greene Ministry of Fear i. iii. 44 The experience which had given him an amusing nihilistic abandon had left her brooding. 1978 I. Berlin Russian Thinkers 65 Both were obscurely felt to be nihilistic—the humane values of the nineteenth century fell to pieces under their fingers. 1992 M. Medved Hollywood vs. Amer. iv. x. 163 It has become chic to praise a movie for being nihilistic, macabre, unsentimental. 2. Of or relating to the Russian Nihilists (nihilist n. 2); characteristic of their beliefs. Also in extended use. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > politics > Russian politics > [adjective] > principles or policies nihilistic1868 nihilist1872 Bolshevik1907 bolshie1918 Menshevik1918 Bolshevistic1920 Bolshevized1920 red1920 1868 M. E. Grant Duff Polit. Surv. 35 Nihilistic doctrines..contain a large proportion of sound tendencies. 1881 Times 11 Apr. 9/4 In Russia the outbreak of nihilistic fury has made humanitarian treatment impossible for the present. 1890 J. Hatton By Order of Czar 149 I thought she might have been a nihilistic spy. 1991 W. Paterson & D. Southern Governing Germany (BNC) 42 German conservatives threw in their lot with the nihilistic agents of a permanent revolution. 1992 S. White After Gorbachev (ed. 3) 237 ‘Nihilistic views’ were intensifying among young people; they were becoming politically disorientated. 3. Psychiatry. Designating delusions that the patient's body, the world, or parts of either have ceased to exist or to function, associated with mental illnesses such as major depression and schizophrenia. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > mental health > mental illness > degree or type of mental illness > [adjective] > delusions > types of delusion lycanthropic1846 zoanthropic1891 megalomaniacal1892 megalomaniac1899 nihilistic1902 1902 A. R. Diefendorf tr. E. Kraepelin Clin. Psychiatry 40 In progressing mental weakness this form of delusions may become nihilistic, when everything, the patient included, is non-existent or less than nothing. 1927 D. K. Henderson & R. D. Gillespie Text-bk. Psychiatry xi. 294 The feature of the depression is the frequency with which absurd nihilistic ideas are expressed. Patients claim that they are dead, that their blood has ceased to circulate,..that their bodies are utterly destroyed. 1967 A. T. Beck Depression i. ii. 38 A typical nihilistic delusion is reflected in the following statement: ‘It's no use... The world is empty. Everybody died last night.’ 1995 Acta Psychiatrica Scand. 91 185 The most common nihilistic delusions concerned the body (86%) and existence (69%). Derivatives ˌnihiˈlistically adv. ΚΠ 1948 Yale French Stud. No. 2. 93 The young surrealists of 1920 reacted nihilistically to a certain atmosphere. 1991 Observer 17 Nov. (Colour Suppl.) 57/2 Janet guffaws nihilistically. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1848
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