antilife attitude
- noun
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actitud antilife
- The philosopher cautioned against adopting any antilife attitude that devalues human existence.
Examples
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Many critics accused the novel of promoting an antilife attitude through its destructive themes.
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Her speech challenged the corporate culture’s subtle antilife attitude towards creativity and growth.
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His antilife attitude is troubling to those who value positivity.
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Many philosophers criticize the antilife attitudes present in society today.
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Many critics accused the novel of promoting an antilife attitude through its destructive themes.
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The philosopher cautioned against adopting any antilife attitude that devalues human existence.
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His antilife attitude is troubling to those who value positivity.
Synonyms
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A belief that life has no meaning and people should reject rules and values
A belief that people and other living things are not important
Surface Forms
Morphology
antilife + attitude
The phrase is compositionally built from the prefix anti- (‘against’) + life and the noun attitude, so its meaning ‘an attitude opposed to life-affirming values’ is directly inferable from the parts. Although 'antilife' as a written token is rare, the anti- + life logic is cross-linguistically common and therefore a learner who knows the constituents can readily understand the expression.
Etymology
Antilife attitude comes from anti (meaning 'against') plus life and attitude, so imagine someone pushing away a growing plant. That's why it means a belief or 'way of thinking' that 'rejects' or devalues life.