🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

extremista

Pronunciation / Transliteration: extremista

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Extremist/ɪkˈstriːmɪst/
nounadjectiveCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #2500 frequency
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🇵🇹 Example Sentence in Portuguese:

"O grupo extremista foi banido pelo governo."

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1 sense
As noun
  1. 1

    A person who holds extreme or fanatical political or religious views, especially one who resorts to or advocates extreme action.

    "The government is cracking down on political extremists who threaten public safety."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from 'extreme' (from Latin 'extremus', superlative of 'exterus' meaning outer/outward) + suffix '-ist' (denoting a person holding certain beliefs).

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