nihilistic

English

Etymology

From nihilist +‎ -ic.

Pronunciation

UK: /ˈnaɪ.(h)ɪl.ɪs.tɪk/, /ˈniː.ɪl.ɪs.tɪk/

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Adjective

nihilistic (comparative more nihilistic, superlative most nihilistic)

1. Of or relating to nihilism.
   • 1965 August 13, “Books: Last Testament”, in Time‎:

     Some of his gloomy judgments have tempted critics to the conclusion that Kazantzakis was even more nihilistic than Nietzsche, and this book can support that view.

   • 2025 May 21, Manisha Krishnan, “IVF Clinic Bombing Suspect Was Linked to ‘Anti-Life’ Ideology. Experts Fear Its Growing Influence”, in WIRED‎, archived from the original on 21 May 2025:

     The bombing comes over a week after ISD released a report about how nihilistic worldviews are fueling violence in the US and Europe.

Derived terms

• antinihilistic
• nihilistically
• unnihilistic

Translations

of or relating to nihilism

Catalan: nihilista Czech: nihilistický Danish: nihilistisk Dutch: nihilistisch (nl) Finnish: nihilistinen (fi) French: nihiliste (fr) Galician: nihilista German: nihilistisch (de) Greek: μηδενιστικός (el) (midenistikós) Irish: nihilíoch Italian: nichilista (it), nichilistico (it) Polish: nihilistyczny (pl) Portuguese: nihilista Russian: нигилисти́ческий (ru) (nigilistíčeskij) Spanish: nihilista (es) Swedish: nihilistisk (sv) Yiddish: ניהיליסטיש (nihilistish)