Extremism
/ɪkˈstɹiː.mɪ.zəm/ noun
noun ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 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 any political theory favoring immoderate uncompromising policies wordnet
Example
More examples"The first issue that we have to confront is violent extremism in all of its forms."
Etymology
From extreme + -ism.