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anti-intellectual (adj.)

1821, from anti- + intellectual. As a noun meaning "an anti-intellectual person" from 1913.

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Definitions of anti-intellectual from WordNet
1
anti-intellectual (n.)
a person who is uninterested in intellectual pursuits;
Synonyms: philistine / lowbrow
2
anti-intellectual (adj.)
smug and ignorant and indifferent or hostile to artistic and cultural values;
Synonyms: philistine
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