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nihilism

[nahy-uh-liz-uhm, nee-] / ˈnaɪ əˌlɪz əm, ˈni- /


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Nihilism was the mood, or at least my mood.

From The New Yorker • Nov. 1, 2019

The emotional effect of Emperor is thus quite different from that of Nihilism and Fixers.

From Scientific American • Aug. 4, 2019

Nihilism can leave a bitter taste in your mouth, but Webster is such fun to bite into, an invitation to revel in people at their very worst, to taste depravity.

From New York Times • Apr. 1, 2019

It looks like a victory for Team Nihilism.

From The Guardian • Apr. 2, 2018

The decision to name his son Bahram Bahrami must have sprung from the same well of Teutonic Nihilism that led Stephen Kellner to choose Grover as my middle name.

From "Darius the Great Is Not Okay" by Adib Khorram




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