nihilism
(noun)
noun
1. a revolutionary doctrine that advocates destruction of the social system for its own sake
Definition categories: thought, doctrine, ism, philosophy
2. the delusion that things (or everything, including the self) do not exist; a sense that everything is unreal
Definition categories: state, delusion
3. complete denial of all established authority and institutions
Definition categories: state, anarchy, lawlessness
Sentences with nihilism as a noun:
- "...the band members sweat hard enough to earn their pretensions, and maybe even their nihilism" (rock critic Dave Marsh, reviewing the band XTC's album Go)