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Meaning of antinatalism | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

A philosophical view that deems procreation as immoral.

uncountable

Equivalents

Deutsch Antinatalismus
Español antinatalismo
Suomi antinatalismi
Français antinatalisme
Polski antynatalizm
Português antinatalismo
Русский антинатали́зм

Examples

“Antinatalism is a negative view⟳ toward human fertility (and perhaps the fertility of other sentient life forms). Philanthropic antinatalism is the belief that humans should not have⟳ children for the good of the (unborn) children—that it is better, for humans, not to be born (Benatar, 2006).”
“Efilism, a form⟳ of antinatalism also linked to promortalism, gets its name⟳ by spelling “life” backwards.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

antinatalist antinational antinationalism antinationalist antinativism antinativist

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