antiintellectualism

Noun

anti-intellectualism (uncountable)

1. A sentiment of hostility towards, or mistrust of, intellectuals and intellectual pursuits.
   • This did not necessarily imply anti-intellectualism, though in Britain and the United States it was pervasive, because the triumphs of business were pre-eminently those of poorly educated men using empiricism and common sense.1975, Eric Hobsbawm, The Age of Capital. 1848-1875, published 1995, page 289
2. A position that opposes intellectualism.