extremist
pronunciation
How to pronounce extremist in British English:
UK [ɪkˈstri:mɪst]
How to pronounce extremist in American English:
US [ɪkˈstrimɪst]
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- Noun:
- a person who holds extreme views
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- Adjective:
- (used of opinions and actions) far beyond the norm
Word Origin
- extremist (n.)
- "one who goes to extremes, a supporter of extreme doctrines," 1840, from extreme + -ist.
Example
- 1. Austrians are often considered extremist and intolerant .
- 2. But extremist thinking is often best confronted on its own terms .
- 3. The assassin , nathuram godse , was a hindu radical with links to the extremist hindu mahasabha .
- 4. One misguided extremist in america made the video , and another lot of misguided extremists in the arab world picked on it .
- 5. But the absence of jeering was a reminder of how far this once-ostracised extremist is now accepted in french politics .