Dictionary

extremism en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ɪkˈstɹiː.mɪ.zəm/ (Received-Pronunciation)
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• /ɛkˈstɹiː.mɪ.zəm/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ɪkˈstɹi.mɪ.zəm/ (General-American)

Etymology

Etymology tree English extreme Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English extremism From extreme + -ism.

Meanings

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. 1971 June 10, Alberto R. Oliva, “The American Sense of Guilt”, in The New York Times:
   • Echoing the views of my colleagues from the region and beyond, I told the Security Council on Feb. 18, 2003, that while the ramifications of the war could go beyond anyone’s calculations, “one outcome is almost certain: extremism stands to benefit enormously from an uncalculated adventure in Iraq.” 2007 August 2, Javad Zarif, “How Not to Inflame Iraq”, in The New York Times:

Forms

Deriveds

antiextremism · counterextremism · sextremism

Relateds

extremize · extremization · extremist

Translations (69)

ru экстреми́зм (extreme ideas or actions) · sv extremism (extreme ideas or actions) · ja 極端主義 (extreme ideas or actions) · nb ekstremisme (extreme ideas or actions) · ko 극단주의 (extreme ideas or actions) · hi चरमवाद (extreme ideas or actions) · kk экстремизм (extreme ideas or actions) · ug ئېكسترىمىزم (extreme ideas or actions) · mi angahārukitanga (extreme ideas or actions) · uk екстремі́зм (extreme ideas or actions) · tg ифротгарои (extreme ideas or actions) · es extremismo (extreme ideas or actions) · hi अतिवाद (extreme ideas or actions) · vi chủ nghĩa cực đoan (extreme ideas or actions) · ro extremism (extreme ideas or actions) · ar غُلُوّ (extreme ideas or actions) · cmn 過激主義 /过激主义 (extreme ideas or actions) · da ekstremisme (extreme ideas or actions) · cmn 極端主義 /极端主义 (extreme ideas or actions) · gl extremismo (extreme ideas or actions) · tr ekstremizm (extreme ideas or actions) · ca extremisme (extreme ideas or actions) · ms faham ekstremis (extreme ideas or actions) · et äärmuslus (extreme ideas or actions) · de Extremismus (extreme ideas or actions) · fi ekstremismi (extreme ideas or actions) · tg экстремизм (extreme ideas or actions) · lt ekstremizmas (extreme ideas or actions) · hu szélsőségesség (extreme ideas or actions) · pl ekstremizm (extreme ideas or actions) · be экстрэмі́зм (extreme ideas or actions) · az ekstremizm (extreme ideas or actions) · oc extremisme (extreme ideas or actions) · cs extremismus (extreme ideas or actions) · ky экстремизм (extreme ideas or actions) · fr extrémisme (extreme ideas or actions) · hi चरमपंथ (extreme ideas or actions) · cy eithafiaeth (extreme ideas or actions) · tk ekstremizm (extreme ideas or actions) · ur اِنْتِہا پَسَنْدی (extreme ideas or actions) · ar تَطَرُّف (extreme ideas or actions) · et ekstremism (extreme ideas or actions) · sl ekstremizem (extreme ideas or actions) · sh екстремѝзам (extreme ideas or actions) · bn চরমপন্থা (extreme ideas or actions) · fa افراطگرایی (extreme ideas or actions) · eo ekstremismo (extreme ideas or actions) · kw penndomereth (extreme ideas or actions) · hy էքստրեմիզմ (extreme ideas or actions) · it estremismo (extreme ideas or actions) · fi ääriaatteet (extreme ideas or actions) · ja 過激主義 (extreme ideas or actions) · ms ekstremisme (extreme ideas or actions) · sk extrémizmus (extreme ideas or actions) · nl extremisme (extreme ideas or actions) · pt extremismo (extreme ideas or actions) · hi उग्रवाद (extreme ideas or actions) · mk екстреми́зам (extreme ideas or actions) · ms faham pelampau (extreme ideas or actions) · az ifratçılıq (extreme ideas or actions) · hy ծայրահեղականություն (extreme ideas or actions) · lv ekstrēmisms (extreme ideas or actions) · he קִצוֹנִיוּת (extreme ideas or actions) · ka ექსტრემიზმი (extreme ideas or actions) · sq ekstremizëm (extreme ideas or actions) · tr aşırılık (extreme ideas or actions) · bg екстреми́зъм (extreme ideas or actions) · sh ekstremìzam (extreme ideas or actions) · uz ekstremizm (extreme ideas or actions)