anti-intellectual

• Beschreibt eine Person, eine Haltung oder eine Politik, die Intellektuellen, intellektuellen Tätigkeiten oder akademischem Denken feindlich oder ablehnend gegenübersteht.

Describes a person, attitude, or policy that is hostile or opposed to intellectuals, intellectual pursuits, or academic reasoning.

1. Hostile to intellectual pursuitsC1formal

   Showing a smug, ignorant, and indifferent or hostile attitude toward artistic, cultural, and intellectual values.

   Feindselig gegenüber intellektuellen Bestrebungen

   • His anti-intellectual remarks dismissed the importance of higher education.
   • The movement was criticized for its anti-intellectual stance on science and art.
   • She found the anti-intellectual atmosphere in the office stifling and discouraging.

   Synonymeignorantlowbrowphilistineuncultured

   Antonymeculturedenlightenedintellectualsophisticated

• Eine Person, die intellektuelle Tätigkeiten, Bildung oder geistige Arbeit ablehnt oder ihnen gleichgültig gegenübersteht.

A person who is uninterested in or opposed to intellectual pursuits, education, or the life of the mind.

1. Person opposed to intellectualismC1formal

   An individual who is uninterested in or hostile towards intellectual pursuits, education, or the life of the mind.

   Gegner des Intellektualismus

   • The politician was accused of being an anti-intellectual who dismissed scientific evidence.
   • Many anti-intellectuals view academic knowledge as irrelevant to everyday life.
   • He proudly called himself an anti-intellectual, preferring practical skills over book learning.

   Synonymeknow nothinglowbrowobscurantistphilistineyahoo

   Antonymeintellectualscholarthinker