Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

antimentalism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: an-ti-men-tal-ism
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

5

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Opposition to mentalism.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Skinner's obstinate antimentalism appears as his major flaw, if not his capital sin. To them, it definitely leaves him behind, alien to the current advances of psychology, […]"
"Brown's second argument is in one sense irreproachable with respect to all four versions of antimentalism."
"Within Bloomfieldian antimentalism, the recognition of discursive structures as rule-governed entails interpretation. An analyst must discuss what makes a narrative “good” – satisfying to its creators and hearers."

Etymology

From anti- + mentalism.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: anti

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does antimentalism mean?: Opposition to mentalism.
Where does antimentalism come from?: From anti- + mentalism.

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