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nihilistic

[nahy-uh-lis-tik] / ˌnaɪ əˈlɪs tɪk /
ADJECTIVE
insurgent
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Allizandra Herberhold, a nihilistic violent extremism consultant and exit interventionist who works with the nonprofit Parents for Peace, told me extreme content is used as a form of currency in these communities.

From Slate • May 12, 2026

This is a losing battle by definition, one that testifies to the nihilistic self-hatred and appetite for self-destruction that Baudrillard observed in 2002.

From Salon • Feb. 8, 2026

With no place to check my backpack, I wore it up to the Place du Casino, the forum for Monte Carlo’s slightly nihilistic glamour.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 10, 2026

“Anniversary” is a deeply nihilistic film that can’t be described as a cautionary tale — that horse has already left the barn.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 31, 2025

The Threepenny Opera was a kind of Trainspotting for the late 1920s, presenting the middle classes with a grimy, warts-and-all vision of the alienated, nihilistic underclass.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall




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