anti-intellectualism

[an-tee-in-tl-ek-choo-uhl, an-tahy‐]

an·ti-in·tel·lec·tu·al

[an-tee-in-tl-ek-choo-uhl, an-tahy‐]
noun
1.
a person opposed to or hostile toward intellectuals and the modern academic, artistic, social, religious, and other theories associated with them.
2.
a person who believes that intellect and reason are less important than actions and emotions in solving practical problems and understanding reality.
adjective
3.
of, pertaining to, or characteristic of anti-intellectuals or their beliefs.

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Anti-intellectualism is always a great word to know.
So is zedonk. Does it mean:
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
Also, an·ti-in·tel·lec·tu·al·ist.


Origin:
1935–40

an·ti-in·tel·lec·tu·al·ism, noun
an·ti-in·tel·lec·tu·al·is·tic, adjective
an·ti-in·tel·lec·tu·al·i·ty, noun
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