extremism
nounUK /ɪkˈstɹiː.mɪ.zəm/ · US /ɪkˈstɹi.mɪ.zəm/
Etymology From extreme + -ism.
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.1971 June 10, Alberto R. Oliva, “The American Sense of Guilt”, in The New York Times:
- Echoing the views of my colleagues from the region and beyond, I told the Security Council on Feb. 18, 2003, that while the ramifications of the war could go beyond anyone’s calculations, “one outcome is almost certain: extremism stands to benefit enormously from an uncalculated adventure in Iraq.”2007 August 2, Javad Zarif, “How Not to Inflame Iraq”, in The New York Times:
- Derived terms
- antiextremism, counterextremism, sextremism
- Related terms
- extremist, extremization, extremize