anti-intellectual
- adjective
- /ˌæn.ti.ɪnˈtɛl.ɪk.tʃu.əl/
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antiintelectual
- His anti-intellectual comments during the discussion surprised everyone who valued education.
It is so breathtakingly anti intellectual.
- It is so breathtakingly anti intellectual.
- This is the big government, anti freedom, pro crime, bullshit, anti intellectual party.
- Like, I don't know exactly what the negative effect there would be, except it feels like it's anti intellectual.
Examples
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The film critiques an anti-intellectual culture that dismisses scientific discovery.
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Many people find anti-intellectual attitudes prevalent in discussions about art and literature.
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As to Edison's anti intellectual outburst, actually Edison was very well read in the sciences.
Synonyms
1
9.6
Not interested in art or culture
1
7.2
Not showing serious thought or interest in ideas
Antonyms
How Intellectual
- Formal
47
5.6
94
6.0
∞
1.0
218
3.6
20
3.5
Surface Forms
Morphology
anti-intellectual = intellectual (transparent) = anti + intellect + ual
The meaning is a straightforward combination of the negating prefix 'anti-' with 'intellectual'.
Etymology
Anti-intellectual is built from anti- 'against' and intellect 'thinking', like in intelligent. So if something is anti-intellectual, it shows an attitude 'against' ideas, study, or culture.