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nihilistic

[ nahy-uh-lis-tik ]

adjective

  1. of or believing in nihilism, or the total rejection of established laws and institutions:

    An exhibition of nihilistic art—now there's an oxymoron!

  2. embracing anarchy, terrorism, and destruction:

    nihilistic tactics learned in a terrorist bootcamp.

  3. Philosophy. of or believing in an extreme form of skepticism; belief in nothingness.


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Other 51Թ Forms

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  • t·Ծh·t adjective
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One cannot demonstrate this like a mathematical proof, but this carelessness, or callousness, about human life seems linked to fatalistic, even nihilistic attitudes.

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President Donald Trump has moved beyond "American carnage," leaving the nihilistic outlook of his first term behind in favor of gleeful bullying and childish name-calling.

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He’s got too much on his mind to allow this monkey to really go bananas, and his indecision makes the movie’s nihilistic viewpoint feel all the more hollow and forced.

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He continues rattling off his nihilistic list until he lands on the reason for this drug-fueled rant.

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I don’t want to make it sound totally self-important, but I do think there is something that's kind of nihilistic: “Don’t sell out, man,” even as you're selling out.

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