Nihilism

['naɪ(h)ɪlɪz(ə)m] or ['naɪɪlɪzəm]

(noun.) a revolutionary doctrine that advocates destruction of the social system for its own sake.

(noun.) complete denial of all established authority and institutions.

Edited by Gertrude--From WordNet

(n.) Nothingness; nihility.

(n.) The doctrine that nothing can be known; scepticism as to all knowledge and all reality.

(n.) The theories and practices of the Nihilists.

Editor: Melinda

n. Nothingness, nothing, non-existence, nonentity, nullity.

Checked by Enrique

Edited by Francine