fascist

See also: Fascist

English

Etymology

1921, from Italian fascista, from fascio (“bundle, bunch”), in use metonymically for "group of men organized for political purposes" since 1895.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈfæʃɪst/

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Adjective

fascist (comparative more fascist, superlative most fascist)

1. Of or relating to fascism.
2. Supporting the principles of fascism.
3. (informal) Unfairly oppressive or needlessly strict.

   I have a fascist boss.

Translations

of or relating to fascism

• Arabic: فَاشِسْتِيّ‎‎ (fāšistiyy), فَاشِيّ‎‎ (fāšiyy), نَازِيّ‎‎ (nāziyy)
• Armenian: ֆաշիստական (hy) (fašistakan)
• Belarusian: фашы́сцкі (fašýscki)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 法西斯主義 (zh), 法西斯主义 (zh) (fǎxīsīzhǔyì)

• Dutch: fascistisch (nl)
• Esperanto: faŝisma
• Finnish: fasistinen (fi), fasismi- (in compounds)
• French: fasciste (fr)
• Georgian: ფაშისტური (pašisṭuri)
• German: faschistisch (de)
• Greek: φασιστικός (el) (fasistikós)
• Hungarian: fasiszta (hu)
• Italian: fascista (it)
• Macedonian: фаши́стички (fašístički)

• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: fascistisk, fasistisk

  Nynorsk: fascistisk, fasistisk

• Polish: faszystowski (pl)
• Portuguese: fascista (pt) m, f
• Romanian: fascist (ro) m, fascistă (ro) f
• Russian: фаши́стский (ru) (fašístskij)
• Spanish: fascista (es), (slang) facha (es) c
• Swedish: fascistisk (sv), fascistoid
• Turkish: faşist (tr)
• Ukrainian: фаши́стський (fašýstsʹkyj)
• Vietnamese: phát xít (vi)
• Volapük: fajistik
• Yiddish: פֿאַשיסטיש‎‎ (fashistish)

supporting the principles of fascism

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 法西斯蒂 (zh) (fǎxīsīdì)

• Finnish: fasistinen (fi)
• French: fasciste (fr)
• German: faschistisch (de)
• Greek: φασιστικός (el) (fasistikós)
• Hungarian: fasiszta (hu)
• Italian: fascista (it)
• Macedonian: фаши́стички (fašístički)
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: fascistisk, fasistisk

  Nynorsk: fascistisk, fasistisk

• Portuguese: fascista (pt) m, f
• Romanian: fascist (ro)
• Russian: фаши́стский (ru) (fašístskij), фаши́ствующий (ru) (fašístvujuščij)
• Spanish: fascista (es) m, f, (slang) facha (es) m, f
• Swedish: fascistisk (sv)
• Turkish: faşist (tr)
• Yiddish: פֿאַשיסטיש‎‎ (fashistish)

informal: unfairly oppressive or needlessly strict

• Armenian: ֆաշիստ (hy) (fašist)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 法西斯 (zh) (fǎxīsī)

• Finnish: fasistinen (fi)
• Georgian: ფაშისტი (pašisṭi)
• German: faschistisch (de)

• Hebrew: פשיסט‎‎
• Macedonian: фаши́стички (fašístički)
• Portuguese: fascista (pt) m, f
• Russian: фаши́стский (ru) (fašístskij), фашистообра́зный (fašistoobráznyj)
• Spanish: fascista (es) m, f

Noun

fascist (plural fascists)

1. A member of a political party or other organization that advocates fascist principles.
2. A proponent of fascism.

Translations

proponent of fascism

• Arabic: فَاشِسْتِيّ‎‎ m (fāšistiyy), فَاشِيّ‎‎ m (fāšiyy), نَازِيّ‎‎ m (nāziyy)
• Armenian: ֆաշիստ (hy) (fašist)
• Belarusian: фашы́ст m (fašýst), фашы́стка f (fašýstka)
• Catalan: feixista
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 法西斯 (zh) (fǎxīsī), 納粹 (zh), 纳粹 (zh) (nàcuì)

• Danish: fascist c
• Dutch: fascist (nl) m, fasciste (nl) f
• Esperanto: faŝisto
• Finnish: fasisti (fi)
• French: fasciste (fr) m, Nazi (fr) m
• Georgian: ფაშისტი (pašisṭi)
• German: Faschist (de) m, Faschistin (de) f, Nazi (de) m, Fascho m
• Greek: φασίστας (el) m (fasístas)
• Hebrew: פָשִׁיסְט‎‎ m (fashíst)

• Italian: fascista (it)
• Japanese: ファシスト (fashisuto), ナチス (ja) (nachisu)
• Korean: 파시스트 (ko) (pasiseuteu)
• Macedonian: фаши́ст m (fašíst), фаши́стка f (fašístka)
• Polish: faszysta (pl) m, faszystka f
• Portuguese: fascista (pt) m, f
• Romanian: fascist (ro) m, fascistă (ro) f
• Russian: фаши́ст (ru) m (fašíst), фаши́стка (ru) f (fašístka), наци́ст (ru) m (nacíst), наци́стка (ru) f (nacístka)
• Spanish: fascista (es) m, f
• Swedish: fascist (sv) c
• Thai: ฟาสซิสต์ (fáat-sít)
• Turkish: faşist (tr)
• Ukrainian: фаши́ст (uk) m (fašýst), фаши́стка f (fašýstka)
• Vietnamese: phần tử phát xít
• Yiddish: פֿאַשיסט‎‎ m (fashist)

Derived terms

• clerofascist
• Islamofascist

Related terms

• fascism
• fascistic

See also

• Nazi, nazi

References

• “fascist” in Douglas Harper, Online Etymology Dictionary, 2001–2018.

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Dutch

Etymology

Early 1920s. Borrowed from Italian fascista.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɑ.sɪst/, /ˈfɑ.ʃɪst/

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• Hyphenation: fas‧cist

Noun

fascist m (plural fascisten, diminutive fascistje n, feminine fasciste)

1. fascist [from 1920s]

Related terms

• fascisme
• fascistisch