Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun nihilism

3 senses of nihilism

Sense 1
nihilism -- (a revolutionary doctrine that advocates destruction of the social system for its own sake)
       => doctrine, philosophy, philosophical system, school of thought, ism -- (a belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school)

Sense 2
nihilistic delusion, nihilism -- (the delusion that things (or everything, including the self) do not exist; a sense that everything is unreal)
       => delusion, psychotic belief -- ((psychology) an erroneous belief that is held in the face of evidence to the contrary)

Sense 3
nihilism -- (complete denial of all established authority and institutions)
       => anarchy, lawlessness -- (a state of lawlessness and disorder (usually resulting from a failure of government))