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extremism

noun
/ɪkˈstɹiː.mɪ.zəm/UK/ɪkˈstɹi.mɪ.zəm/US

Etymology

From extreme + -ism.

  1. derived from extrēmus
  2. derived from extreme
  3. formed as extremism — “extreme + -ism”

Definitions

  1. 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.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA