nihilism
noun/ˈnaɪəlɪzəm/
Frequency rank: #16,600 most common English word
Meaning
The belief that life has no meaning, purpose, or value.
Example sentence
After years of loss and disappointment, he sank into nihilism and stopped believing that anything had meaning.
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