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View synonyms for extremism

extremism

[ ik-stree-miz-uhm ]

noun

  1. a tendency or disposition to go to extremes or an instance of going to extremes, especially in political matters:

    leftist extremism; the extremism of the Nazis.



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Word History and Origins

Origin of extremism1

First recorded in 1860–65; extreme + -ism

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