fascist en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˈfæʃɪst/ (US)
- (US) audio
- /ˈfa.sɪst/ (Philippines)
Etymology
Etymology tree Latin fascis Italian fascio Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istabor. Italian -ista Italian fascistabor. English fascist 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.
Meanings
- Of or relating to fascism.
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Supporting the principles of fascism.
Under demagogues such as Donald Trump in the U.S., Jair Bolsonaro in Brazil, Recep Erdoğan in Turkey, Narendra Modi in India and Viktor Orbán in Hungary, a moral abyss has emerged in which state violence, widespread repression and a surge of lawlessness against those considered disposable have become the hallmark of an updated fascist politics.
2020 March 2, Henry A. Giroux, “Auschwitz Survivors Don’t Want Their Past to Be Their Grandchildren’s Future”, in Truthout, archived from the original on 15 Apr 2021: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 that’s part of the same stacked deck. The movie’s moral position is fascist. No doubt about it.
1971, Roger Ebert, “Dirty Harry”, in Chicago Sun-Times:
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(figuratively, informal) Unfairly oppressive or needlessly strict.
I have a fascist boss.
Forms
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| more fascist | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most fascist | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Synonyms
Translations (88)
fa فاشیست (of or relating to fascism) · cmn 法西斯 (informal: unfairly oppressive or needlessly strict) · kk фашистік (of or relating to fascism) · yi פֿאַשיסטיש (of or relating to fascism) · ro fascist (supporting the principles of fascism) · hy ֆաշիստ (informal: unfairly oppressive or needlessly strict) · ar فَاشِسْتِيّ (of or relating to fascism) · fi fasistinen (informal: unfairly oppressive or needlessly strict) · be фашы́сцкі (of or relating to fascism) · nb fasistisk (of or relating to fascism) · cs fašistický (of or relating to fascism) · gl fascista (of or relating to fascism) · es fascista (supporting the principles of fascism) · ru фашистообра́зный (informal: unfairly oppressive or needlessly strict) · vi phát xít (of or relating to fascism) · cs fašistický (supporting the principles of fascism) · pl faszystowski (supporting the principles of fascism) · ru фаши́ствующий (supporting the principles of fascism) · uk фаши́стський (of or relating to fascism) · rsk фашистични (of or relating to fascism) · it fascista (supporting the principles of fascism) · el φασιστικός (of or relating to fascism) · sk fašistický (of or relating to fascism) · es fascista (informal: unfairly oppressive or needlessly strict) · is fasískur (of or relating to fascism) · ar فَاشِيّ (of or relating to fascism) · nn fasistisk (supporting the principles of fascism) · cmn 法西斯主義的 /法西斯主义的 (of or relating to fascism) · br faskourez (of or relating to fascism) · sv fascistoid (of or relating to fascism) · mk фаши́стички (informal: unfairly oppressive or needlessly strict) · tl pasista (supporting the principles of fascism) · nn fascistisk (supporting the principles of fascism) · hu fasiszta (of or relating to fascism) · fr fasciste (supporting the principles of fascism) · fi fasistinen (supporting the principles of fascism) · yi פֿאַשיסטיש (supporting the principles of fascism) · tr faşist (of or relating to fascism) · it fascista (of or relating to fascism) · nl fascistisch (of or relating to fascism) · pt fascista (of or relating to fascism) · eo faŝisma (supporting the principles of fascism) · fr facho (of or relating to fascism) · nb fascistisk (supporting the principles of fascism) · sv fascistisk (supporting the principles of fascism) · mk фаши́стички (of or relating to fascism) · nn fascistisk (of or relating to fascism) · sv fascistisk (of or relating to fascism) · hy ֆաշիստական (of or relating to fascism) · fi fasismi- (of or relating to fascism) · ka ფაშისტური (of or relating to fascism) · nn fasistisk (of or relating to fascism) · fi fasistinen (of or relating to fascism) · ca feixista (of or relating to fascism) · de faschistisch (of or relating to fascism) · ru фаши́стский (supporting the principles of fascism) · mk фаши́стички (supporting the principles of fascism) · ru фаши́стский (informal: unfairly oppressive or needlessly strict) · ka ფაშისტი (informal: unfairly oppressive or needlessly strict) · el φασιστικός (supporting the principles of fascism) · nb fasistisk (supporting the principles of fascism) · pl faszystowski (of or relating to fascism) · tg фашистӣ (of or relating to fascism) · ru фаши́стский (of or relating to fascism) · bg фаши́стки (of or relating to fascism) · eo faŝisma (of or relating to fascism) · nb fascistisk (of or relating to fascism) · pt fascista (supporting the principles of fascism) · ga faisisteach (of or relating to fascism) · br faskour (of or relating to fascism) · tl pasista (of or relating to fascism) · ur فاسی (of or relating to fascism) · ur فاشی (of or relating to fascism) · de faschistisch (supporting the principles of fascism) · fr fasciste (of or relating to fascism) · tr faşist (supporting the principles of fascism) · sw kifashisti (of or relating to fascism) · es fascista (of or relating to fascism) · ro fascist (of or relating to fascism) · he פשיסט (informal: unfairly oppressive or needlessly strict) · hu fasiszta (supporting the principles of fascism) · pt fascista (informal: unfairly oppressive or needlessly strict) · vo fajistik (of or relating to fascism) · ar نَازِيّ (of or relating to fascism) · cmn 法西斯蒂的 (supporting the principles of fascism) · fr facho (supporting the principles of fascism) · ur فاسی (supporting the principles of fascism) · de faschistisch (informal: unfairly oppressive or needlessly strict)