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
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a nihilistic artistic movement of the early 20th century in W Europe and the US, founded on principles of irrationality, incongruity, and irreverence towards accepted aesthetic criteria 达达主义; 20世纪在西欧和美国兴起的虚无主义艺术运动，以无理性、非协调为艺术准则，来挑战传统的审美标准