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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024ni•hil•ism /ˈnaɪəˌlɪzəm, ˈni-/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]- a doctrine of rejecting established laws, authority, and the basic institutions of society.
- the view that existence makes no sense or that there is no point in acting morally.
ni•hil•ist, n. [countable], adj. ni•hil•is•tic, adj. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ni•hil•ism (nī′ə liz′əm, nē′-),USA pronunciation n. - total rejection of established laws and institutions.
- anarchy, terrorism, or other revolutionary activity.
- total and absolute destructiveness, esp. toward the world at large and including oneself:the power-mad nihilism that marked Hitler's last years.
- Philosophy
- an extreme form of skepticism: the denial of all real existence or the possibility of an objective basis for truth.
- nothingness or nonexistence.
- World History(sometimes cap.) the principles of a Russian revolutionary group, active in the latter half of the 19th century, holding that existing social and political institutions must be destroyed in order to clear the way for a new state of society and employing extreme measures, including terrorism and assassination.
- annihilation of the self, or the individual consciousness, esp. as an aspect of mystical experience.
- Latin nihil nothing (variant of nihilum; see nil) + -ism
- 1810–20
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: nihilism /ˈnaɪɪˌlɪzəm/ n - a complete denial of all established authority and institutions
- an extreme form of scepticism that systematically rejects all values, belief in existence, the possibility of communication, etc
- a revolutionary doctrine of destruction for its own sake
- the practice or promulgation of terrorism
Etymology: 19th Century: from Latin nihil nothing + -ism, on the model of German Nihilismusˈnihilist n , adj ˌnihilˈistic adj |