Nihilism meaning

the rejection of all religious and moral principles, in the belief that life is meaningless

the belief that nothing in the world has a real existence.

Nihil means “nothing.” -ism means “ideology.

 total rejection of established laws and institutions

Nihilism is a philosophy that rejects fundamental aspects of human existence such as all truth, knowledge, morality, values or meaning.

Similar words, 

  • negativity
  • cynicism
  • pessimism
  • rejection
  • repudiation
  • renunciation
  • denial
  • abnegation
  • disbelief
  • non-belief
  • unbelief