dadaism

Plural: dadaisms

Noun

• The artistic and literary movement known for its rejection of logic.
• a nihilistic art movement (especially in painting) that flourished in Europe early in the 20th century; based on irrationality and negation of the accepted laws of beauty
• The cultural movement of Dada.

Examples

• His unusual Scrabble strategy often resembled dadaism in its unpredictability.

Synonyms

dada

Related Words

Dada, Dadaist