extremism

/iks'tri:mizm/
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Definition
  1. Noun:
    • Any political theory favoring immoderate uncompromising policies: Extremism is the holding of extreme political or religious views, often advocating for radical, uncompromising, and sometimes violent methods to achieve goals. It represents a significant deviation from mainstream or moderate positions.
Usage and Examples
  • Noun:
    • The government condemned the rise of political extremism.
    • His speeches were criticized for promoting religious extremism.
    • The group's ideology was a dangerous form of extremism that rejected all dialogue.
Advanced Usage
  • "to combat/fight extremism": to actively work against extremist ideologies.
    • The international coalition was formed to combat the spread of violent extremism.
  • "the fringes of extremism": the most radical or outer edges of an extremist movement.
    • His views placed him on the fringes of political extremism.
Variants and Related Words
  • Extremist (noun): A person who holds extreme views, especially in politics or religion.
    • The security forces arrested several suspected extremists.
  • Extremist (adjective): Relating to or characteristic of extremists.
    • They were influenced by extremist propaganda.
Synonyms
  • Radicalism: The beliefs or actions of people who advocate for thorough or complete political or social reform.
  • Fanaticism: Excessive enthusiasm or zeal, often for a religious or political cause.
  • Zealotry: Fanatical and uncompromising pursuit of religious, political, or other ideals.
Antonyms
  • Moderation: The avoidance of excess or extremes, especially in one's behavior or political opinions.
  • Centrism: Political ideology that avoids the extremes of left and right by taking a moderate position.
Related Phrases and Contexts
  • "violent extremism": extremism that explicitly advocates or uses violence to achieve its aims.
    • The conference focused on strategies to counter violent extremism online.
  • "slide into extremism": the process of gradually adopting more and more extreme views.
    • Experts warned about the risk of alienated youths sliding into extremism.
Noun
  1. any political theory favoring immoderate uncompromising policies