anti-intellectual
/ˌan-tē-ˌin-tə-ˈlek-ch(ə-w)əl -ˈlek-shwəl, ˌan-tī-/ (ame, mw)
anti-intellectual — adjective
1. describes a person, attitude, or movement that rejects logical thinking, educati
describes a person, attitude, or movement that rejects logical thinking, education, and the value of expert knowledge
Amir's anti-intellectual attitude upset his teachers, who wanted him to enjoy learning.
anti-intellectual attitude
An anti-intellectual mood in the town kept the school from buying new library books.
Sofia called the campaign anti-intellectual because it told voters to ignore medical experts.
Kenji's family held anti-intellectual views and saw reading as a useless hobby.
A growing anti-intellectual trend among young voters worried the local education board.
- anti-science
narrower — specifically opposed to scientific findings rather than intellectual pursuits broadly
- anti-education
narrower — specifically opposed to formal schooling and learning
- uneducated
different nuance — describes a lack of education, not necessarily a hostile stance toward it
- intellectual
direct opposite — valuing reasoning, learning, and knowledge
- scholarly
positively inclined toward academic study and research
文法句型
anti-intellectual + noun
be anti-intellectual
call/consider/describe [something] anti-intellectual
用法筆記
Commonly used in political and social commentary to describe movements or attitudes that distrust universities, scientists, or academic expertise. Can be used attributively (before a noun) or predicatively (after a linking verb).