Used in a Sentence

extremism

Definition, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for extremism.

Editorial note

It is our (the political centre) responsibility to not let this society slide to extremism by any mean.

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Quick take

Extreme ideas or actions, primarily in politics or religion.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of extremism gathered in one view.

noun

Extreme ideas or actions, primarily in politics or religion.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for extremism.

noun

Extreme ideas or actions, primarily in politics or religion.

Example sentences

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It is our (the political centre) responsibility to not let this society slide to extremism by any mean.

2

Germany has a long history of extremism and terrorism from the left and right side of the spectrum.

3

Such situations spawn other problems (crime, refugees, political extremism, etc.) and those problems tend to spread across borders.

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My extremism has lead me to an oppurtunity to write software for myself and for my own company.

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Modelling religion and extremism using a combination of behavioural economics/psychology, AI and a few other snazzy buzzwords.

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As for the rest of us, it eliminates a source of religious and political extremism.

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The connections to Tolkien are cool, but isn't always the case with right-wing extremism?

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It's people like you, with your all-or-nothing extremism that undermine reasonable discussions about partial steps we could take.

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I would like to point out that most extremism is from the perspective of the listener, not the speaker.

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It's extremism and purism where the problems get introduced (in both directions).

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This kind of Dawkins-like extremism and arrogance has no place in science.

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I believe there should be some sort of Laffer curve that charts the relationship between standard of living & religious extremism.

Quote examples

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Left-wing extremism is given a pass, while right-wing extremism is always tarred with the "R" brush.

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The interesting thing about studies of extremism lies in finding out exactly which views are considered the normative mainstream, and which views are considered "out-of-sight".

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There are highly politicized topics - think abortion rights - where the "common sense, decent" opinions on either side seem like radical extremism to the other.

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"extremism" could be harder to judge, and that could jack up the error rate considerably.

Proper noun examples

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Extremism in programming, as in religion, is evil.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use extremism in a sentence?

It is our (the political centre) responsibility to not let this society slide to extremism by any mean.

What does extremism mean?

Extreme ideas or actions, primarily in politics or religion.

What part of speech is extremism?

extremism is commonly used as noun.