nihilist
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 11
- Words With Friends
- 12
- Letters
- 8
/ˈnaɪ.(h)ɪl.ɪst/
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/ˈnaɪ.(h)ɪl.ɪst/ (UK) · /ˈniː.ɪl.ɪst/ (UK) · /ˈnaɪ.(h)ɪl.ɪst/ · /ˈni.ɪl.ɪst/
Definition of nihilist
2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
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A person who accepts or champions nihilism.
““Promortalists recognize and seek to minimize suffering rather than embrace misanthropy and amorality,” Keneally says, noting that the writings attributed to Bartkus indicate he rejected the “sociopath[ic]” tendencies of nihilists” in a May 2025 forum post. […] According to the ISD report, the disorganized and ever-changing nature of nihilist ideologies makes it harder to understand and counter.”
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noun
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A person who accepts or champions nihilism.
““Promortalists recognize and seek to minimize suffering rather than embrace misanthropy and amorality,” Keneally says, noting that the writings attributed to Bartkus indicate he rejected the “sociopath[ic]” tendencies of nihilists” in a May 2025 forum post. […] According to the ISD report, the disorganized and ever-changing nature of nihilist ideologies makes it harder to understand and counter.”
- An absolute skeptic; a person who believes in the truth of nothing.
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From Latin nihil (“nothing”) + -ist.
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