anti-intellectual

[ an-tee-in-tl-ek-choo-uhl, an-tahy‐ ]

/ ˌæn tiˌɪn tlˈɛk tʃu əl, ˌæn taɪ‐ /

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noun

a person opposed to or hostile toward intellectuals and the modern academic, artistic, social, religious, and other theories associated with them.

a person who believes that intellect and reason are less important than actions and emotions in solving practical problems and understanding reality.

adjective

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

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Also an·ti-in·tel·lec·tu·al·ist

[an-tee-in-tl-ek-choo-uh-list, an-tahy‐] /ˌæn tiˌɪn tlˈɛk tʃu ə lɪst, ˌæn taɪ‐/ .

Origin of anti-intellectual

First recorded in 1935–40

OTHER WORDS FROM anti-intellectual

an·ti-in·tel·lec·tu·al·ism, nounan·ti-in·tel·lec·tu·al·is·tic, adjectivean·ti-in·tel·lec·tu·al·i·ty, noun

Words nearby anti-intellectual

anti-idiotype, anti-imperialist, anti-infective, anti-inflammatory, anti-inflationary, anti-intellectual, anti-intellectualism, antiknock, Antikythera, anti-Leaguer, Anti-Lebanon

How to use anti-intellectual in a sentence

Before anti-vaxxers, there were anti-fluoriders: a group who spread fear about the anti-tooth decay agent added to drinking water.
Anti-Fluoriders Are The OG Anti-Vaxxers|Michael Schulson|July 27, 2016|DAILY BEAST
A few years back, designer John Galliano was fined by the government for sharing just such anti-semitic sentiments in public.
Politicians Only Love Journalists When They're Dead|Luke O’Neil|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST
The “doctorate” Duke claims is from an anti-Semitic Ukranian “diploma mill” as described by the State Department.
The Price of Steve Scalise’s Silence|Jason Berry|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Even the hot Jewish women I mentioned above did something a bit more “intellectual” than pageantry: acting.
Why Was Bess Myerson the First and Last Jewish Miss America?|Emily Shire|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST

Charles “Father” Coughlin, a raving anti-Semite, was one of the most popular radio hosts in the country.
Why Was Bess Myerson the First and Last Jewish Miss America?|Emily Shire|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST
His also was the intellectual point of view, and the intellectual interest in knowledge and its deductions.
The Mediaeval Mind (Volume II of II)|Henry Osborn Taylor
The intellectual temperament finds voice in many great expressions, which are very Dante and also very Thomas, as Par.
The Mediaeval Mind (Volume II of II)|Henry Osborn Taylor
To give him a party name, he became an anti-clerical, strictly in a political and lawful sense.
The Philippine Islands|John Foreman
In our western communities the dangers to the intellectual nexus lie rather on the other side.
The Salvaging Of Civilisation|H. G. (Herbert George) Wells
Martini appeared from his little anti-room, with a lamp in his hand, as the prison clock struck ten.
The Pastor's Fire-side Vol. 3 of 4|Jane Porter