Dictionary

fascistic en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /fæˈʃɪ.stɪk/

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 Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English fascistic From fascist + -ic.

Meanings

1. Of or relating to or resembling fascism; fascistoid; fascist.
   • Much antifa work today involves exposing white supremacists online and taking action to shut down spaces where fascistic desires get fostered, fueled, and legitimized. 2019 May 15, Ari M. Brostoff, “What Is Anti-Fascism?”, in The Nation, archived from the original on 11 Jan 2021:
   • Given the uncanny ability of too many of GCN's readers to perceive mere criticism as a fascistic device, I recognize that by siding with Sporters in the recent hoop-lah when ten or so drag queens invaded the bar last Saturday, I will probably be subjecting myself to unending attack. 1976 August 28, David Brill, “From the Editor's Desk”, in Gay Community News, volume 4, number 9, page 4:

Forms

Deriveds

neofascistic · crypto-fascistic · nonfascistic · ecofascistic · fascistically · fascisticize · antifascistic

Translations (6)

fr fascisant (having characteristics of fascism — see also fascist, fascistoid) · tr faşizan (having characteristics of fascism — see also fascist, fascistoid) · de faschistoid (having characteristics of fascism — see also fascist, fascistoid) · ro fascist (having characteristics of fascism — see also fascist, fascistoid) · sv fascistoid (having characteristics of fascism — see also fascist, fascistoid) · it fascistoide (having characteristics of fascism — see also fascist, fascistoid)