anti-intellectualism

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

anti- +‎ intellectualism

Noun

anti-intellectualism (uncountable)

  1. A sentiment of hostility towards, or mistrust of, intellectuals and intellectual pursuits.
  2. (philosophy) A position that opposes intellectualism.

Usage notes
  • Anti-intellectualism is several times more common than antiintellectualism in print.[1] GPO manual recommends using a hyphen to avoid doubling a vowel except after short prefixes.[2]

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References
  1. (antiintellectualism*6),anti-intellectualism at Google Ngram Viewer
  2. 6. Compounding Rules in U.S. Government Printing Office Style Manual, govinfo.gov
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