Definitions for anti-intellectual

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anti-intellectual an·ti-in·tel·lec·tu·al

Spelling: [an-tee-in-tl-ek-choo-uh l, an-tahy‐]

IPA: /ˌæn tiˌɪn tlˈɛk tʃu əl, ˌæn taɪ‐/

Anti-Intellectual is a 17 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 4 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 5 points.

You can make 826 anagrams from letters in anti-intellectual (-aaceeiilllnntttu).

Definitions for anti-intellectual

noun

1. a person opposed to or hostile toward intellectuals and the modern academic, artistic, social, religious, and other theories associated with them.
2. a person who believes that intellect and reason are less important than actions and emotions in solving practical problems and understanding reality.

adjective

1. of, relating to, or characteristic of anti-intellectuals or their beliefs.

Origin of anti-intellectual

First recorded in 1935-40

Examples for anti-intellectual

But if Reagan burnished the anti-intellectual brand, Bush has now wrecked it.

But it was under Ronald Reagan that the anti-intellectual era in American politics truly began.

Is Fascism therefore "anti-intellectual," as has been so often charged?

What possible change can any one citizen instigate against that barrage of anti-intellectual, gun-toting paranoia?

This movement, of which Courbet will always remain the most famous representative, has been anti-intellectual.

But anarchism is a logical outgrowth of the anti-intellectual side of collectivism.