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10 Language-to-English DictionariesExtremism
/ˈɛk.striː.mɪz.əm/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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The holding of extreme political or religious views; adherence to extremist measures.
"The government is taking strong measures to combat political extremism."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the adjective 'extreme' (from Latin 'extremus', meaning outermost or highest) combined with the suffix '-ism' (from Greek '-ismos'). It emerged in the 19th century to describe political or religious ideologies that stand far outside the mainstream.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Extremism" is said worldwide
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extrémisme
Transliteration: extrémisme
"Le gouvernement lutte contre toutes formes d'extrémisme."
Extremismus
Transliteration: Extremismus
"Die Polizei überwacht Gruppen, die zum Extremismus neigen."
estremismo
Transliteration: estremismo
"L'estremismo politico minaccia la stabilità del paese."
extremismo
Transliteration: extremismo
"Debemos rechazar el extremismo en todas sus formas."
extremismo
Transliteration: extremismo
"O combate ao extremismo é uma prioridade nacional."
कट्टरपंथ
Transliteration: kattarpanth
"समाज में कट्टरपंथ के लिए कोई स्थान नहीं होना चाहिए।"
极端主义
Transliteration: jíduān zhǔyì
"我们必须坚决反对任何形式的极端主义。"
극단주의
Transliteration: geukdanjuui
"정부는 모든 형태의 극단주의에 반대합니다."
極端主義
Transliteration: kyokutan shugi
"社会における極端主義の台頭が懸念されています。"
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