nihilism

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noun

1. a revolutionary doctrine that advocates destruction of the social system for its own sake (Freq. 1)
• Derivationally related forms:
nihilistic, nihilist
• Hypernyms:
doctrine, philosophy, philosophical system, school of thought, ism
2. the delusion that things (or everything, including the self) do not exist;
a sense that everything is unreal
• Syn:
nihilistic delusion
• Hypernyms:
delusion, psychotic belief
3. complete denial of all established authority and institutions
• Derivationally related forms:
nihilistic, nihilist
• Hypernyms:
anarchy, lawlessness