"nihilistic" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more nihilistic [comparative], most nihilistic [superlative]
Etymology: From nihilist + -ic. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|nihilist|ic}} nihilist + -ic Head templates: {{en-adj}} nihilistic (comparative more nihilistic, superlative most nihilistic)
  1. Of or relating to nihilism. Categories (topical): Religion Derived forms: nihilistically Translations (of or relating to nihilism): nihilista (Catalan), nihilistický (Czech), nihilistisk (Danish), nihilistisch (Dutch), nihilistinen (Finnish), nihiliste (French), nihilista (Galician), nihilistisch (German), μηδενιστικός (midenistikós) (Greek), nihilíoch (Irish), nichilista (Italian), nichilistico (Italian), nihilistyczny (Polish), nihilista (Portuguese), нигилисти́ческий (nigilistíčeskij) (Russian), nihilista (Spanish), nihilistisk (Swedish), ניהיליסטיש (nihilistish) (Yiddish)
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