Definition

1. Noun:

   • Fascist: A person who supports or belongs to a far-right, authoritarian, and ultranationalist political system, or who exhibits extremely oppressive and intolerant behavior.
   • Fascist (attributive): Used to describe ideologies, regimes, or actions characteristic of fascism, such as being dictatorial, brutally suppressive, or aggressively nationalistic.

2. Adjective:

   • Fascist: Having the qualities of fascism; being tyrannical, violently oppressive, or radically authoritarian.

Usage Examples

• Noun:

  • Hắn là một tên phát xít. (He is a fascist.)
  • Những kẻ phát xít đã bị đánh bại trong Thế chiến II. (The fascists were defeated in World War II.)

• Adjective:

  • Chế độ phát xít đã bị lật đổ. (The fascist regime was overthrown.)
  • Đó là một chính sách mang tư tưởng phát xít. (That is a policy with a fascist ideology.)

Advanced Usage

• The term is most historically associated with the regimes of Benito Mussolini in Italy and Adolf Hitler in Nazi Germany.
• In modern political discourse, "phát xít" is often used as a strong pejorative to criticize individuals, groups, or policies perceived as brutally authoritarian, racist, or militaristic.

Variants and Related Words

• Chủ nghĩa phát xít (n): Fascism. The political ideology and system itself.

  • Chủ nghĩa phát xít là mối đe dọa cho nền dân chủ. (Fascism is a threat to democracy.)

• Phần tử phát xít (n): Fascist element. Refers to an individual member or supporter of a fascist movement.

Synonyms

• Độc tài: Dictatorial.
• Tàn bạo: Brutal, cruel.
• Cực hữu: Far-right (in political context).

Related Idioms

• While there are no direct idioms with "phát xít," the word is central to descriptive phrases like:
  • Tư tưởng phát xít: Fascist thinking.
  • Hành động phát xít: Fascist action.

noun

1. fascist. chủ nghĩa phát xít
2. Fascism