Antiintellectualism

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative form of anti-intellectualism. alt-of, alternative, uncountable

    "Chicago's campuses tend to evolve into enclaves anyway, as their inhabitants turn inward in a protective reaction against Chicago's pride in its buffoonery and its elevation of antiintellectualism to a cultural style."

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"Chicago's campuses tend to evolve into enclaves anyway, as their inhabitants turn inward in a protective reaction against Chicago's pride in its buffoonery and its elevation of antiintellectualism to a cultural style."

Etymology

From antiintellectual + -ism, or anti- + intellectualism.

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