extremism

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extremism

  • /ɪkˈstɹiː.mɪ.zəm/ UK
  • /ɛkˈstɹiː.mɪ.zəm/ UK
  • /ɪkˈstɹi.mɪ.zəm/ US

noun extremisms

  1. countable, uncountable Extreme ideas or actions, primarily in politics or religion. For a student of American history and a foreigner like myself, it is easier to understand all these extremisms of conscience.

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Closest in meaning: radicalism, radicalization, radical, bigotry, fundamentalism, fanaticism, terrorism, militancy, extreme, exaggeration, strictness, stringency, toughness, inflexibility, intransigence, intolerance

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noun extreme ideas or actions

Españolextremismo
한국어극단주의 geukdanjuui
日本語過激主義 kagekishugi, 極端主義 kyokutanshugi
中文極端主義 /极端主义 jíduānzhǔyì, 過激主義 /过激主义 guòjīzhǔyì
हिन्दीअतिवाद ativād, उग्रवाद ugravād, चरमपंथ carampanth, चरमवाद caramvād
Portuguêsextremismo
Françaisextrémisme
DeutschExtremismus
Italianoestremismo
Românăextremism
Русскийэкстреми́зм ekstremízm
Tiếng Việtchủ nghĩa cực đoan
العربيةتَطَرُّف taṭarruf, غُلُوّ ḡuluww
עבריתקִצוֹנִיוּת

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@misc{extremism_2026,
  title = {extremism},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/extremism},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}