anti-science

noun

an·ti-sci·ence | \ˌan-tē-ˈsī-ən(t)s,

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

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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

anti-scientific attitudes

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