extremism

American  

[ik-stree-miz-uhm] / ɪkˈstri mɪz əm /

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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Etymology

Origin of extremism

First recorded in 1860–65; extreme + -ism

Example Sentences

An expert on cyber extremism has told the BBC that "copycat", lone extremists present a "huge" threat to society.

From BBC

Last year, Read’s Institute for Strategic Dialogue, which tracks disinformation and extremism online, found a handful of such sites that noted deep in their privacy policies that they were projects from Lincoln Media.

From Los Angeles Times

Robinson in particular has presented himself as homegrown resistance to "Islamic extremism".

From Barron's

Its report also named a "main person of interest" - a senior Special Branch official, Awaludin bin Jadid, who headed the unit tackling social extremism.

From BBC

Police have been cracking down on the use of prohibited symbols amid a recent rise in antisemitism and right-wing extremism.

From BBC

Related Words

• bigotry
• hatred
• intolerance
• zeal
• zealotry