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Extremism

//ɪkˈstɹiː.mɪ.zəm// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Extreme ideas or actions, primarily in politics or religion. countable, uncountable

    "For a student of American history and a foreigner like myself, it is easier to understand all these extremisms of conscience."

  2. 2
    any political theory favoring immoderate uncompromising policies wordnet

Etymology

From extreme + -ism.

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