Definition & Meaning of "nihilism"in English

Nihilism

the rejection or denial of all established authority, values, and institutions

Grammatical Information

Animacy status

Abstract

Composition

Compound

Uncountable

singular

not gender specific

Plural form

nihilisms

Examples

Political nihilism often manifests as distrust of governments.

the belief that nothing exists and that life, self, and reality are ultimately meaningless

Examples

He sank into nihilism, feeling that life had no substance or purpose.

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