nihilism
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++ni·hil·is·m /ˈnaɪəlɪzəm/ noun [uncountable] 1. RPthe belief that nothing has any meaning or value 虚无主义〔认为一切都没有意义或价值〕2. RPPPPthe idea that all social and political institutions should be destroyed 政治虚无主义〔主张摧毁一切社会和政治机构的思想〕 —nihilist noun [countable] —nihilistic /ˌnaɪəˈlɪstɪk◂/ adjective
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nihilism• If we are to go beyond nihilism we shall have to devise a strategy to examine this.• The implicit nihilism and aggression are global.• Fitzgerald understood Khayyam's nihilism and his rage.• Karl is a serious musician who missed out on the nihilism of the Seventies punk and largely retained Sixties hippy values.• Unfortunately this diagnosis is often used non-specifically; it also tends to promote a sense of therapeutic nihilism.• But the problem with this type of creation-as-destruction is that the negative aspect is easily equated with nihilism.Origin nihilism (1800-1900) German nihilismus, from Latin nihil “nothing”ni·hil·is·m nounChineseSyllable
or has the that meaning any belief value Corpus nothing
nihilism
ni‧hil‧is‧m /ˈnaɪəlɪzəm, ˈnaɪɪlɪzəm/
noun [uncountable]
2. the idea that all social and political institutions should be destroyed
—nihilist noun [countable]
—nihilistic /ˌnaɪəˈlɪstɪk◂, ˌnaɪɪˈlɪstɪk◂/ adjective
ni‧hil‧is‧m /ˈnaɪəlɪzəm, ˈnaɪɪlɪzəm/
noun [uncountable] Date: 1800-1900
Language: German
Origin: nihilismus, from Latin nihil 'nothing'
1. the belief that nothing has any meaning or valueLanguage: German
Origin: nihilismus, from Latin nihil 'nothing'
2. the idea that all social and political institutions should be destroyed
—nihilist noun [countable]
—nihilistic /ˌnaɪəˈlɪstɪk◂, ˌnaɪɪˈlɪstɪk◂/ adjective