noun ·6 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The process of radicalizing. countable, uncountable

   "From there, it was only a short step to “Kekism,” at once a joke religion and a precursor of the reactionary radicalization to follow."

Synonyms

All synonyms

anarchismextremismextremizationnew leftnihilismradicalism

Example

More examples

"Lots of Muslims are working hard against radicalization."

Etymology

From radical + -ization.

Related phrases

active radicalizationpre-radicalization

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