anti-science

noun

variants or less commonly antiscience
: a set or system of attitudes and beliefs that are opposed to or reject science and scientific methods and principles
And for a show even remotely about news—as well as a groundbreaking newswoman like Walters—to legitimize McCarthy's dangerous antiscience … is irresponsible and shameful. James Poniewozik
anti-science adjective
or less commonly antiscience
an anti-science bias
… many currents of irrational, anti-science, anti-intellectual feelings that arise partly from fears and partly from reaction to errors or arrogance among scientists. Edmund Fuller
anti-scientific adjective
anti-scientific attitudes

Examples of anti-science in a Sentence

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The anti-science threat only intensified when Donald Trump appointed anti-vaxxer Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as secretary of Health and Human Services. Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2025 Other arguments are based on information contained in the proceedings of a conference organized by an anti-science think tank. John Timmer, Ars Technica, 10 Mar. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1872, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of anti-science was in 1872

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“Anti-science.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-science. Accessed 1 Apr. 2025.

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