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The correct spelling is nihilism.

How to pronounce nihilism

/ˈnaɪ.(h)ɪ.lɪ.z(ə)m/
noun

IPA: /ˈnaɪ.(h)ɪ.lɪ.z(ə)m/

Say it like: Nih-ili-sm

The correct spelling is nihilism. (usually uncountable) The view that all endeavours are devoid of objective meaning.

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Definition

noun

  1. 1.(usually uncountable) The view that all endeavours are devoid of objective meaning.
  2. 2.(usually uncountable) The rejection of, or opposition to, religious beliefs, (inherent or objective) moral principles, legal rules, etc., often due to the view that life is meaningless (sense 1).
  3. 3.(usually uncountable) The rejection of non-proven or non-rationalized assertions in the social and political spheres of society.
  4. 4.A delusion that oneself or the world, or parts thereof, have ceased to exist.
  5. 5.(Russia) Alternative letter-case form of Nihilism

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