🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

extremismo

Pronunciation / Transliteration: extremismo

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
extremism/ɪkˈstriːmɪzəm/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #2500 frequency
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🇵🇹 Example Sentence in Portuguese:

"O combate ao extremismo é uma prioridade nacional."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

1 sense
As noun
  1. 1

    The holding of extreme political or religious views; adherence to extremist measures.

    "The government is taking strong measures to combat political extremism."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from 'extreme' + '-ism' (suffix forming nouns of action, state, or doctrine), dating back to the late 19th century.

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