extremist

See also: Extremist

English

Etymology

extreme +‎ -ist

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɪkˈstɹiːmɪst/, /ɛkˈstɹiːmɪst/

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Noun

extremist (plural extremists)

1. (politics) A person who holds extreme views, especially one who advocates such views; a radical or fanatic.
   • 2018, Edo Konrad, “Living in the constant shadow of settler violence”, in +972 Magazine:

     In Urif, extremists spray painted “Death to Arabs” on shipping containers belonging to a local resident and the local quarry was tagged with the words “Fight the enemy.”

Translations

person who holds extreme views

• Arabic: مُتَطَرِّف m (mutaṭarrif), مُتَطَرِّفَة f (mutaṭarrifa)
• Armenian: ծայրահեղական (hy) (cayraheġakan)
• Azerbaijani: ifratçı
• Belarusian: экстрэмі́ст m (ekstremíst), экстрэмі́стка f (ekstremístka)
• Bulgarian: екстреми́ст m (ekstremíst), екстреми́стка f (ekstremístka)
• Catalan: extremista
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 極端主義者／极端主义者 (jíduānzhǔyìzhě)

• Cornish: den penndom m, benyn benndom f
• Czech: extremista (cs) m, extremistka f
• Esperanto: ekstremisto
• Faroese: víðgongdur maður
• Finnish: ekstremisti (fi)
• French: extrémiste (fr) m
• Galician: extremista m or f
• Georgian: ექსტრემისტი (eksṭremisṭi)
• German: Extremist (de) m, Extremistin (de) f
• Hindi: अतिवादी (hi) (ativādī), उग्रवादी (hi) m (ugravādī), चरमपंथी m (carampanthī), इंतहापसंद m (intahāpasand)
• Irish: antoisceach m
• Japanese: 急進派 (kyūshinha), 過激派 (kagekiha)
• Korean: 과격분자 (gwagyeokbunja), 극단주의자 (geukdanjuuija)
• Malay: pelampau
• Occitan: extremista (oc) m or f
• Polish: ekstremista (pl) m, ekstremistka f
• Portuguese: extremista (pt) m or f
• Russian: экстреми́ст (ru) m (ekstremíst), экстреми́стка (ru) f (ekstremístka)
• Spanish: extremista m or f
• Swedish: extremist (sv) c
• Ukrainian: екстремі́ст m (ekstremíst), екстремі́стка f (ekstremístka)
• Urdu: انتہاپسند m (intihāpasand)
• Walloon: estremisse (wa) m or f
• Welsh: eithafwr (cy) m

Adjective

extremist (comparative more extremist, superlative most extremist)

1. Holding extreme views, especially on a political or religious subject.
2. Of or relating to extremism.

Translations

holding extreme views

• Arabic: تَطَرُّفِيّ (taṭarrufiyy)
• Armenian: ծայրահեղական (hy) (cayraheġakan)
• Belarusian: экстрэмі́сцкі (ekstremíscki)
• Bulgarian: екстреми́стки (ekstremístki)
• Catalan: extremista
• Cornish: penndom
• Czech: extremistický (cs)
• Dutch: extremistisch (nl)
• Esperanto: radikalega, ekstrema (eo)
• Finnish: ääri-
• Galician: extremista m or f
• Georgian: ექსტრემისტული (eksṭremisṭuli)
• German: extremistisch (de)
• Hebrew: קיצוני m (kitzoni)
• Hindi: अतिवादी (hi) (ativādī), उग्रवादी (hi) (ugravādī), चरमपंथी (carampanthī), इंतहापसंद (inthāpsand)
• Maori: angahāruki
• Polish: ekstremistyczny (pl)
• Portuguese: extremista (pt)
• Russian: экстреми́стский (ru) (ekstremístskij)
• Spanish: extremista
• Swedish: extremistisk (sv)
• Ukrainian: екстремі́стський (ekstremístsʹkyj)
• Urdu: انتہاپسند (intihāpasand)
• Welsh: eithafol (cy)

of, or relating to extremism

• Armenian: ծայրահեղական (hy) (cayraheġakan)
• Catalan: extremista
• Dutch: extremistisch (nl)
• Esperanto: ekstremisma
• Finnish: ekstremistinen, ääri-
• Galician: extremista m or f
• German: extremistisch (de)
• Hindi: अतिवादी (hi) (ativādī), उग्रवादी (hi) (ugravādī), चरमपंथी (carampanthī), इंतहापसंद (inthāpsand)
• Portuguese: extremista (pt)
• Spanish: extremista
• Swedish: extremistisk (sv)

Dutch

Etymology

From extreem +‎ -ist. Perhaps borrowed.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌɛks.treːˈmɪst/

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• Hyphenation: ex‧tre‧mist
• Rhymes: -ɪst

Noun

extremist m (plural extremisten, diminutive extremistje n)

1. (politics) extremist

Derived terms

• links-extremist
• rechts-extremist

Related terms

• extreem
• extremisme

Descendants

• Afrikaans: ekstremis
• → Indonesian: ekstremis

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French extrémiste. By surface analysis, extrem +‎ -ist.

Noun

extremist m (plural extremiști)

1. extremist

Declension

Declension of extremist

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) extremist	extremistul	(niște) extremiști	extremiștii
genitive/dative	(unui) extremist	extremistului	(unor) extremiști	extremiștilor
vocative	extremistule		extremiștilor

Swedish

Etymology

extrem +‎ -ist

Pronunciation

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Noun

extremist c

1. an extremist

Declension

Declension of extremist
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	extremist	extremisten	extremister	extremisterna
Genitive	extremists	extremistens	extremisters	extremisternas

Derived terms

• högerextremist
• vänsterextremist

Related terms

• extremism
• extremistisk

References

• extremist in Svensk ordbok (SO)