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an·ti-sci·ence | \ ˌan-tē-ˈsī-ən(t)s 
, ˌan-tī- \
, ˌan-tī- \variants:
or less commonly antiscience
Definition of anti-science
: 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
Other Words from anti-science
anti-science or less commonly antiscience adjective
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 or less commonly antiscientific \ ˌan-tē-ˌsī-ən-ˈti-fik , ˌan-tī- \ adjective
, ˌan-tī- \ adjective anti-scientific attitudes
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