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unintelligentsia

unintelligentsia noun: the unintelligent members of a society or community; the unthinking mob.

Noun

unintelligentsia (uncountable)

  1. (derogatory, informal) The unintelligent members of a society or community; the unthinking mob.

Origin of unintelligentsia

Blend of unintelligent + intelligentsia, by surface analysis, un- + intelligentsia.

Questions about unintelligentsia

What does unintelligentsia mean?
Unintelligentsia means the unintelligent members of a society or community; the unthinking mob.
What part of speech is unintelligentsia?
Unintelligentsia is a noun.

Words near unintelligentsia in the dictionary

  1. unintellectually
  2. unintelligence
  3. unintelligences
  4. unintelligent
  5. unintelligently
  6. unintelligentsia
  7. unintelligibilities
  8. unintelligibility
  9. unintelligible
  10. unintelligibleness
  11. unintelligibly

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