Meanings
noununintelligentsia (uncountable)
- derogatoryinformaluncountableThe unintelligent members of a society or community; the unthinking mob.
Origin
Blend of unintelligent + intelligentsia, by surface analysis, un- + intelligentsia.
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APA
unintelligentsia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unintelligentsia
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“unintelligentsia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unintelligentsia. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unintelligentsia,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unintelligentsia.
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