nihilist
noun [ C ] social science specialized uk/ˈnaɪ.ə.lɪst/ us/ˈnaɪ.ə.lɪst/
虚无主义者
someone who believes that all political and religious organizations are bad, or that there are no principles or beliefs that have any meaning or can be true
The overwhelming majority of atheists are not nihilists. 绝大多数无神论者都不是虚无主义者。
The character she is playing is a moral nihilist. 她所扮演的角色是一个道德虚无主义者。
See: nihilism
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- He was not a nihilist, and his films were not only about emptiness but about the desire for fullness.
- There is little prospect of political negotiation with suicidal nihilists who simply want to destroy.
- Some labeled him a nihilist for his subversion of traditional principles.