nihilist
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nihilist
- /ˈnaɪ.(h)ɪl.ɪst/ UK
- /ˈniː.ɪl.ɪst/ UK
- /ˈnaɪ.(h)ɪl.ɪst/ US
- /ˈni.ɪl.ɪst/ US
Where it comes from
From Latin nihil (“nothing”) + -ist.
noun nihilists
- A person who accepts or champions nihilism. “Promortalists recognize and seek to minimize suffering rather than embrace misanthropy and amorality,” Keneally says, noting that the writings attributed to Bartkus indicate he rejected the “sociopath[ic]” tendencies of nihilists” in a May 2025 forum post. […] According to the ISD report, the disor
- An absolute skeptic; a person who believes in the truth of nothing.
adjective more nihilist · most nihilist
- Nihilistic; seeing no value. Bauer used the same arguments as Rosa Luxemburg, though he was far from sharing her nihilist attitude to the national question.
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noun person who accepts nihilism
| Español | nihilista |
|---|---|
| Português | niilista |
| Français | nihiliste |
| Deutsch | Nihilist, Nihilistin |
| Italiano | nichilista |
| Ελληνικά | μηδενιστής midenistís |
| Română | nihilist |
| Русский | нигили́ст nigilíst, нигили́стка nigilístka |
| עברית | נִיהִילִיסְט nihilíst |
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@misc{nihilist_2026,
title = {nihilist},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/nihilist},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
