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Anti-intellectual

adj, noun

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Hostile to intellectual thinking, methods, or ideas.

    "Near-synonym: philistine"

Adjective
  1. 1
    smug and ignorant and indifferent or hostile to artistic and cultural values wordnet
Noun
  1. 1
    A person who scorns intellectuals and their views and methods.

    "Near-synonym: philistine"

  2. 2
    a person who is uninterested in intellectual pursuits wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

From anti- + intellectual.

Etymology 2

From anti- + intellectual.

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