radicalization

[ rad-i-kuh-luh-zey-shuhn ]

/ ˌræd ɪ kə ləˈzeɪ ʃən /

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noun

the act or process of becoming more extreme, as in beliefs, actions, or politics:The group tries to counter radicalization by promoting nonviolence and tolerance through peer-to-peer education.

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Also especially British, rad·i·cal·i·sa·tion

Origin of radicalization

radical + -ization

Words nearby radicalization

radical axis, radical chic, radical empiricism, radical expression, radicalism, radicalization, radicalize, radical left, radically, radical mastectomy, radical right

How to use radicalization in a sentence

The New York Times today published a report looking at individuals, including at least one who attended the January 6 rally at the Capitol, who were radicalized specifically on Facebook and Instagram.
Facebook knew about violent extremists before insurrection, reports find [Updated]|Kate Cox|January 14, 2021|Ars Technica
This finding seems to contradict reports and studies that say social media sites — and their algorithms that personalize news to the interests and beliefs of their users — have helped radicalize people online.
Study finds around one-third of Americans regularly get their news from Facebook|Sarah Perez|January 12, 2021|TechCrunch
The mob showed her that an alarming number of people have been radicalized, a phenomenon that she has watched play out in her own Facebook feed over the past four years.
Americans across the political spectrum fear what the Capitol attack portends|Annie Gowen, Jenna Johnson, Holly Bailey|January 12, 2021|Washington Post
While Douglas himself had radicalized both extremes by pushing the Kansas-Nebraska Act through Congress, he still firmly believed that the Constitution prohibited secession.
Gracious losers protect our democracy. Sore ones undermine it.|Edward McClelland|January 6, 2021|Washington Post

As for reducing working hours, it would be, he admits, a long and difficult struggle requiring much solidarity among working Americans who have not yet been radicalized to the cause.
A call to revolutionize the workplace — by working less|Sheila McClear|December 18, 2020|Washington Post
They maintain that the initial radicalization tends to occur offline before it is then reinforced online.
ISIS Has a Message. Do We?|Jamie Dettmer|December 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But he appears to have been a 32-year-old native of Quebec with a history of legal troubles that predate his radicalization.
How Big Is the Canadian Terrorists’ Network?|Tim Mak, Eli Lake, Jacob Siegel|October 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
To some extent, it seems, “the law enforcement vector” contributed to the radicalization of Abu Omar.
ISIS Is Putin’s Problem, Too, and This Chechen Is One Reason Why.|Anna Nemtsova|September 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Miliband agreed with Cameron that a “mandatory and comprehensive program of de-radicalization” was needed.
David Cameron's Plan to Fight ISIS Will Likely Involve Racial Profiling|Clive Irving|September 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It talks about radicalization as well as fundamentalism—and the dangers of that.
Motion Capture Maestro Andy Serkis on ‘Dawn of the Planet of the Apes’ and Revolutionizing Cinema|Marlow Stern|July 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
With a group of men, silent as himself, he worked at the radicalization of the factories and labor unions.
Erik Dorn|Ben Hecht