Anti-intellectual
a person opposed to or hostile toward intellectuals and the modern academic, artistic, social, religious, and other theories -ssociated with them.
a person who believes that intellect and reason are less important than actions and emotions in solving practical problems and understanding reality.
of, relating to, or characteristic of anti-intellectuals or their beliefs.
contemporary examples
but if reagan burnished the anti-intellectual brand, bush has now wrecked it.
revenge of the nerds peter beinart december 7, 2008
what possible change can any one citizen instigate against that barrage of anti-intellectual, gun-toting paranoia?
as parents we’re all gun violence cowards william giraldi may 29, 2014
but it was under ronald reagan that the anti-intellectual era in american politics truly began.
revenge of the nerds peter beinart december 7, 2008
but anarchism is a logical outgrowth of the anti-intellectual side of collectivism.
objectivists shrugged noah kristula-green june 26, 2012
historical examples
is fascism therefore “anti-intellectual,” as has been so often charged?
readings on fascism and national socialism various
this movement, of which courbet will always remain the most famous representative, has been anti-intellectual.
the french impressionists (1860-1900) camille mauclair
1821 (adj.), from anti- + intellectual. as a noun meaning “an anti-intellectual person” from 1913.
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