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fascist¹

  • /ˈfæʃɪst/ US
  • /ˈfa.sɪst/ Philippines

Rhymes with -æʃɪst

Where it comes from

1921, from Italian fascista, from fascio (“bundle, bunch”), in use metonymically for "group of men organized for political purposes" since 1895. Ultimately with reference to the fasces or bundles of axes and rods carried before the magistrates of ancient Rome in token of their power of life and death.

adjective more fascist · most fascist

  1. Of or relating to fascism.
  2. Supporting the principles of fascism. The movie clearly and unmistakably gives us a character who understands the Bill of Rights, understands his legal responsibility as a police officer, and nevertheless takes retribution into his own hands. Sure, Scorpio is portrayed as the most vicious, perverted, warped monster we can imagine — but
  3. figuratively, informal Unfairly oppressive or needlessly strict. I have a fascist boss.

Similar: fascistic

noun fascists

  1. A proponent of fascism. Mussolini was a fascist well known for his repression of criticism and totalitarian government.

Fascist²

adjective

  1. not comparable Of or pertaining to the Kingdom of Italy from 1922–1943. In May 1929 Hitler successfully prosecuted a libel action against right-wing and left-wing opponents who had accused him of ‘betraying’ the South Tyrol in return for Fascist gold.

noun Fascists

  1. attributive, historical, sometimes A member of the National Fascist Party in Italy from 1922 to 1943.
  2. attributive, historical, sometimes Synonym of Nazi. The Fascists invaded the USSR, they occupied many cities, they killed millions of people, they destroyed half the country.

    Similar: Nazi

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: nazi, monarcho, autocratic, dictatorial, despotic, tyrannical, authoritarian, totalitarian, militaristic, jingoistic, dogmatic, nationalist, oppressive, reactionary, ultranationalist, chauvinistic

adjective

Similar: fascistic

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adj of or relating to fascism

Españolfascista
中文法西斯主義的 /法西斯主义的 fǎxīsīzhǔyì de
Kiswahilikifashisti
Portuguêsfascista
Françaisfasciste, facho
Deutschfaschistisch
Italianofascista
Ελληνικάφασιστικός fasistikós
Românăfascist
Русскийфаши́стский fašístskij
Tiếng Việtphát xít
العربيةفَاشِسْتِيّ fāšistiyy, فَاشِيّ fāšiyy, نَازِيّ nāziyy

adj supporting the principles of fascism

Españolfascista
中文法西斯蒂的 fǎxīsīdì de
Portuguêsfascista
Françaisfasciste, facho
Deutschfaschistisch
Italianofascista
Ελληνικάφασιστικός fasistikós
Românăfascist
Русскийфаши́стский fašístskij, фаши́ствующий fašístvujuščij

adj informal: unfairly oppressive or needlessly strict

Españolfascista
中文法西斯 fǎxīsī
Portuguêsfascista
Deutschfaschistisch
Русскийфаши́стский fašístskij, фашистообра́зный fašistoobráznyj
עבריתפשיסט

noun proponent of fascism

Españolfascista
한국어파시스트 pasiseuteu
日本語ファシスト fashisuto, ナチス nachisu
中文法西斯 fǎxīsī, 納粹 /纳粹 nàcuì
हिन्दीफ़ासिस्ट fāsisṭ, फ़ासीवादी fāsīvādī
Kiswahilifashisti
Portuguêsfascista
Françaisfasciste, Nazi
DeutschFaschist, Faschistin, Nazi, Fascho
Italianofascista
Ελληνικάφασίστας fasístas
Românăfascist, fascistă
Русскийфаши́ст fašíst, фаши́стка fašístka, наци́ст nacíst, наци́стка nacístka
Tiếng Việtphần tử phát xít
العربيةفَاشِسْتِيّ fāšistiyy, فَاشِسْتِيَّة fāšistiyya, فَاشِيّ fāšiyy, فَاشِيَّة fāšiyya, نَازِيّ nāziyy, نَازِيَّة nāziyya
עבריתפָשִׁיסְט fashíst

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@misc{fascist_2026,
  title = {fascist},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fascist},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}