extremism

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English

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Etymology

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From extreme +‎ -ism.

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Noun

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extremism (countable and uncountable, plural extremisms)

  1. Extreme ideas or actions, primarily in politics or religion.
    • 1971 October 6, Alberto R. Oliva, “The American Sense of Guilt”, in The New York Times[1]:
      For a student of American history and a foreigner like myself, it is easier to understand all these extremisms of conscience.
    • 2007 February 8, Javad Zarif, “How Not to Inflame Iraq”, in The New York Times[2]:
      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.”
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Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French extrémisme. By surface analysis, extrem +‎ -ism.

Noun

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extremism n (uncountable)

  1. extremism

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Swedish

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Etymology

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extrem +‎ -ism

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Noun

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extremism c

  1. extremism

Declension

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Declension of extremism 
Uncountable
Indefinite Definite
Nominative extremism extremismen
Genitive extremisms extremismens

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