Meanings
plural antihumanisms · alternative anti-humanism
- uncountableusuallyethicsOpposition to humanism.
In his frigid antihumanism, Sorokin parts company with Russian satirists like Gogol, Bulgakov, Yuri Olesha and, more recently, Viktor Pelevin.
2007 April 15, Ken Kalfus, “They Had a Hammer”, in New York Times1 more example
Thus the field moved beyond its early antihumanism, upgrading drivers from unthinking particles to individuals with agendas (and car phones, and tempers, and fast food banquets spread out on the dashboard).
1994 November 11, David Kestenbaum, “Highway to Hell”, in Chicago Reader
Origin
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 反人文主義 /反人文主义
- 反人文主義 /反人文主义 (fǎnrénwénzhǔyì)opposition to humanism
Korean 반인문주의
- 반인문주의 (baninmunjuui)opposition to humanism
Polish antyhumanizm
- antyhumanizmopposition to humanism
Portuguese anti-humanismo
- anti-humanismoopposition to humanism
Turkish antihümanizm
- antihümanizmopposition to humanism
Ukrainian антигуманізм
- антигуманізм (antyhumanizm)opposition to humanism
Cite this entry
antihumanism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antihumanism
“antihumanism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antihumanism. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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