anti-intellectual

an·ti-in·tel·lec·tu·al

(ăn′tē-ĭn′tl-ĕk′cho͞o-əl, ăn′tī-)adj. Opposed or hostile to intellectuals or intellectual views.

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an′ti-in′tel·lec′tu·al n.an′ti-in′tel·lec′tu·al·ism n.

an•ti-in•tel•lec•tu•al

(ˌæn tiˌɪn tlˈɛk tʃu əl, ˌæn taɪ-)

adj. 1. opposed to, hostile to, or distrustful of intellectuals or intellectual pursuits, concerns, or points of view. n. 2. an anti-intellectual person. Sometimes, an`ti-in`tel•lec′tu•al•ist. [1935–40] an`ti-in`tel•lec′tu•al•ism, n.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	anti-intellectual - a person who is uninterested in intellectual pursuitslowbrow, philistinepleb, plebeian - one of the common people
Adj.	1.	anti-intellectual - smug and ignorant and indifferent or hostile to artistic and cultural valuesphilistinenonintellectual - not intellectual