Anti-intellectual (Noun)
Meaning
A person who is uninterested in intellectual pursuits.
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- He had always been an anti-intellectual, more interested in playing video games than reading books on history or philosophy.
- Her anti-intellectual nature made her dismissive of art and culture, viewing them as pretentious and unnecessary.
- The politician's anti-intellectual stance on climate change made them a laughingstock among scientists and experts in the field.
- As an anti-intellectual, he shied away from discussions on politics and current events, preferring to stick to sports and pop culture.
- Her anti-intellectual friends had no patience for her new hobby of learning languages, teasing her for being a "brainiac".