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adj. - Of or relating to the viewpoint that all traditional values and beliefs are unfounded and that all existence is consequently senseless and useless

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  • He is a suit who works for a very rich man and apparently revels in nihilistic destruction.
  • Bilbo: I miss your point, Zach. angryoldfatman: It's known as a nihilistic fixation.
  • Indiscriminate posting of the cables - which Burns called "nihilistic" - and the more careful vetting evidenced by The New York
  • I guess it's just "nihilistic" to report on these matters!
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