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extremism 1. the condition or act of taking an extreme view. See also: Attitudes
2. the taking of extreme action. — extremist, n., adj. ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
extremism noun fanaticism, enthusiasm, madness, devotion, dedication, zeal, bigotry, infatuation, single-mindedness, zealotry, obsessiveness, monomania, immoderation, overenthusiasm an attempt to eliminate racism and right-wing extremism Quotations "Extremism in the defence of liberty is no vice!" [Barry Goldwater] Translations extremism n → Extremismus m How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Coming on the heels of the Iraq Study Group report, which identifies the Arab-Israeli conflict as "inextricably linked" to key issues like extremism, terrorism and Iraq, these Israeli settlements damage America's credibility and security. In this conclusion, Nasr tends to speak of Sunni extremism and argues that the "Shia revival constitutes the most powerful resistance and challenge to Sunni extremism and jihadi activism within the region. Its beacon, the University of California, has held host to Timothy Leafy and the experimentation with LSD, hippie counter-culture and political extremism, as well as the invention of Plutonium, which led to the atomic bomb. |
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