anti-intellectual

[ an-tee-in-tl-ek-choo-uh l, an-tahy‐ ]

/ ˌæn tiˌɪn tlˈɛk tʃu əl, ˌæn taɪ‐ /

a person opposed to or hostile toward intellectuals and the modern academic, artistic, social, religious, and other theories associated with them.

a person who believes that intellect and reason are less important than actions and emotions in solving practical problems and understanding reality.

of, relating to, or characteristic of anti-intellectuals or their beliefs.

Also an·ti-in·tel·lec·tu·al·ist.

Origin of anti-intellectual

First recorded in 1935–40

an·ti-in·tel·lec·tu·al·ism, noun an·ti-in·tel·lec·tu·al·is·tic, adjective an·ti-in·tel·lec·tu·al·i·ty, noun

What possible change can any one citizen instigate against that barrage of anti-intellectual, gun-toting paranoia?

As Parents We’re All Gun Violence Cowards |William Giraldi |May 30, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
But anarchism is a logical outgrowth of the anti-intellectual side of collectivism.

Objectivists Shrugged |Noah Kristula-Green |June 27, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
But if Reagan burnished the anti-intellectual brand, Bush has now wrecked it.

Revenge of the Nerds |Peter Beinart |December 8, 2008 |DAILY BEAST
But it was under Ronald Reagan that the anti-intellectual era in American politics truly began.

Revenge of the Nerds |Peter Beinart |December 8, 2008 |DAILY BEAST

Is Fascism therefore "anti-intellectual," as has been so often charged?

Readings on Fascism and National Socialism |Various
This movement, of which Courbet will always remain the most famous representative, has been anti-intellectual.

The French Impressionists (1860-1900) |Camille Mauclair