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anti-life

anti-life

8.6
A belief that people and other living things are not important
  • noun
  • /ˈæn.ti.laɪf/
translation icon : actitud anti-vida
  • Her writings explored the dangers of an anti-life mindset in modern society.

Examples

  • Some critics accused the movement of promoting an anti-life agenda.

  • The villain's anti-life philosophy threatened the survival of the entire world.

  • His anti-life views are concerning.

  • Don't adopt an anti-life attitude!

  • The villain's anti-life philosophy threatened the very essence of existence for all living beings.

  • Some critics accused the organization of promoting an anti-life ideology that disregards the sanctity of life.

  • Her essays discussed the societal implications of an anti-life belief system that undermines our value for living things.

Synonyms

nihilism
vsanti-life
15 9.4

A belief that life has no meaning and people should reject rules and values

is focused on opposing the value of living things rather than all systems
antilife attitude
vsanti-life
9.9

A belief that goes against things that protect or value human life

is the broader label covering beliefs, attitudes, or states opposed to living things

Antonyms

5.9

Against legal abortion and supporting laws to protect unborn babies

How Opposed

nihilism
15 9.4
anti-life
8.6

Surface Forms

anti-life singular
anti-lives plural

Morphology

anti-life = life (transparent) = anti + life

The meaning is directly interpretable as being opposed to life or to the value of living things.

Etymology

Anti-life comes from anti- ('against') and life ('living'). As a noun it can mean an attitude or belief that is against the value of life, so people use it for ideas that deny or reject the importance of living things.