nihilism

/หˆnaษช.ษ™หŒlษช.z(ษ™)m/

IPA: /N AY1 AH0 L IH0 Z AH0 M/

noun
  1. 1

    (usually uncountable) The view that all endeavours are devoid of objective meaning.

  2. 2

    (usually uncountable) The rejection of, or opposition to, religious beliefs, (inherent or objective) moral principles, legal rules, etc., often due to the view that life is meaningless (sense 1).

  3. 3

    (usually uncountable) The rejection of non-proven or non-rationalized assertions in the social and political spheres of society.

  4. 4

    A delusion that oneself or the world, or parts thereof, have ceased to exist.

  5. 5

    (Russia) Alternative letter-case form of Nihilism

  6. 6

    A doctrine grounded on the negation of one or more meaningful aspects of life; in particular, the view that nothing in the world actually exists.

  7. 7

    Something that is regarded as meaningless.

Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/nihilism