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antihumanism

antihumanism noun: opposition to humanism.

Noun

antihumanism (usually uncountable, plural antihumanisms)

  1. (usually) Opposition to humanism.
    • Thus the field moved beyond its early antihumanism, upgrading drivers from unthinking particles to individuals with agendas (and car phones, and tempers, and fast food banquets spread out on the dashboard).1994 November 11, David Kestenbaum, “Highway to Hell”, in Chicago Reader
    • In his frigid antihumanism, Sorokin parts company with Russian satirists like Gogol, Bulgakov, Yuri Olesha and, more recently, Viktor Pelevin.2007 April 15, Ken Kalfus, “They Had a Hammer”, in New York Times

Forms of antihumanism

pluralantihumanisms
alternative formanti-humanism

Origin of antihumanism

From anti- + humanism.

Questions about antihumanism

What does antihumanism mean?
Antihumanism means opposition to humanism.
What part of speech is antihumanism?
Antihumanism is a noun.
What is the plural of antihumanism?
The plural of antihumanism is antihumanisms.

Words near antihumanism in the dictionary

  1. antihospital
  2. antihotel
  3. antihuff
  4. antihum
  5. antihuman
  6. antihumanism
  7. antihumanisms
  8. antihumanist
  9. antihumanistic
  10. antihumanists
  11. antihumanitarian

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