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ex·treme  (k-strm)

adj.

1. Most remote in any direction; outermost or farthest: the extreme edge of the field.

2. Being in or attaining the greatest or highest degree; very intense: extreme pleasure; extreme pain.

3. Extending far beyond the norm: an extreme conservative. See Synonyms at excessive.

4. Of the greatest severity; drastic: took extreme measures to conserve fuel.

5. Sports

a. Very dangerous or difficult: extreme rafting.

b. Participating or tending to participate in a very dangerous or difficult sport: an extreme skier.

6. Archaic Final; last.

n.

1. The greatest or utmost degree or point.

2. Either of the two things situated at opposite ends of a range: the extremes of boiling and freezing.

3. An extreme condition.

4. An immoderate, drastic expedient: resorted to extremes in the emergency.

5. Mathematics

a. The first or last term of a ratio or a series.

b. A maximum or minimum value of a function.

6. Logic The major or minor term of a syllogism.

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[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin extrmus; see eghs in Indo-European roots.]

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ex·tremely adv.

ex·tremeness n.

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extreme

Adjective

1. of a high or the highest degree or intensity

2. exceptionally severe or unusual: people can survive extreme conditions

3. (of an opinion, political group, etc.) beyond the limits regarded as acceptable; fanatical

4. farthest or outermost

Noun

1. either of the two limits of a scale or range

2. go to extremes to be unreasonable in speech or action

3. in the extreme to the highest or further degree: the effect was dramatic in the extreme [Latin extremus outermost]

extremely adv

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extreme  (k-strm)

1. Either the first or fourth term of a proportion of four terms. In the proportion ²/₃ = ⁴/₆ , the extremes are 2 and 6. Compare mean.

2. A maximum or minimum value of a function.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	extreme - the furthest or highest degree of something; "he carried it to extremes" degree, level, grade - a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality; "a moderate grade of intelligence"; "a high level of care is required"; "it is all a matter of degree"
	2.	extreme - the point located farthest from the middle of something extreme point, extremum extremity - the outermost or farthest region or point apex, acme, vertex, peak - the highest point (of something); "at the peak of the pyramid"
Adj.	1.	extreme - of the greatest possible degree or extent or intensity; "extreme cold"; "extreme caution"; "extreme pleasure"; "utmost contempt"; "to the utmost degree"; "in the uttermost distress" utmost, uttermost intense - possessing or displaying a distinctive feature to a heightened degree; "intense heat"; "intense anxiety"; "intense desire"; "intense emotion"; "the skunk's intense acrid odor"; "intense pain"; "enemy fire was intense"
	2.	extreme - far beyond a norm in quantity or amount or degree; to an utmost degree; "an extreme example"; "extreme temperatures"; "extreme danger" immoderate - beyond reasonable limits; "immoderate laughter"; "immoderate spending"
	3.	extreme - beyond a norm in views or actions; "an extreme conservative"; "an extreme liberal"; "extreme views on integration"; "extreme opinions" immoderate - beyond reasonable limits; "immoderate laughter"; "immoderate spending"
	4.	extreme - most distant in any direction; "the extreme edge of town" distant - separated in space or coming from or going to a distance; "distant villages"; "the sound of distant traffic"; "a distant sound"; "a distant telephone call"

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extreme

adjective 1. great, high, highest, greatest, worst, supreme, acute, severe, maximum, intense, ultimate, utmost, mother of all (informal) uttermost << OPPOSITE mild

adjective 2. severe, radical, strict, harsh, stern, rigid, dire, drastic, uncompromising, unbending

adjective 3. radical, unusual, excessive, exceptional, exaggerated, outrageous, over the top (slang) unreasonable, uncommon, unconventional, fanatical, zealous, out-and-out, inordinate, egregious, intemperate, immoderate, O.T.T. (slang) << OPPOSITE moderate

adjective 4. farthest, furthest, far, final, last, ultimate, remotest, terminal, utmost, far-off, faraway, outermost, most distant, uttermost << OPPOSITE nearest

noun 5. limit, end, edge, opposite, pole, ultimate, boundary, antithesis, extremity, acme

Translations

extreme [ɪkˈstriːm] adj → extremo; [poverty etc] → extremado; [case] → excepcional

n → extremo;

the extreme left/right (POL) → la extrema izquierda/derecha;

extremes of temperature → temperaturas extremas

extreme [ɪkˈstriːm] adj, n → extrême (m);

the extreme left/right (Pol) → l'extrême gauche f/droite f;

extremes of temperature → différences fpl extrêmes de température

extreme [ɪksˈtriːm] adj → extrem;

(point, edge, poverty) → äußerste(r, s)

n → Extrem nt;

the extreme right/left (Pol) → die äußerste or extreme Rechte/Linke;

extremes of temperature → extreme Temperaturen pl

extreme [ɪkˈstriːm] adj → estremo/a

n → estremo;

extremes of temperature → eccessivi sbalzi mpl di temperatura;

the extreme left/right (POL) → l'estrema sinistra/destra

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extreme

adj extreme [ikˈstriːm]

1 very great, especially much more than usual extreme pleasure; He is in extreme pain.uitersteعَظيم، شَديدкраенnejvyšší, úplný, naprostýstor; vældig; ekstremäußerstυπέρτατος, ακραίος, εξαιρετικόςextremoääretuشدید؛ فوق العادهääretönextrêmeקִיצוֹנִיचरम, अत्यन्तizniman, nevjerojatanrendkívülisangat besarákaflegurestremo極度の과도한didžiulis, nepaprastai didelisārkārtīgssangat besarbuitengewoon gewoonekstrem, ytterlig(gående), ytterstnajwyższy, krańcowyextremoextra­ordinarчрезвычайныйnajväčšíizredenekstremanextrem, utomordentlig, storที่สุดçok büyük極度的крайнійشدید ، انتہائیvô cùng极度的

2 very far or furthest in any direction, especially out from the centre the extreme south-western tip of England; Politically, he belongs to the extreme left.uitersأقْصىнай-краенnejzazší; krajníyderstäußerstάκροςextremoäärmineمنتهی الیه؛ دورترینäärimmäinenextrêmeקִיצוֹנִיनितान्त, अधिकतमekstreman(leg)szélső, legtávolabbiekstrimvið endamörk/ystu mörk; ystur; róttækurestremo最先端の가장 끝의tolimiausias, kraštutinisgalējsekstrimuiterstytterlig; ytterstkrańcowy, skrajnyextremoextremăкрайнийnajkrajnejší; krajnýskrajenekstremanytterst, längst ut (bort)ที่ห่างที่สุดuç極端的крайній; радикальнийکسی جہت میں نہایت دور درازrất xa极端的

3 very violent or strong; not ordinary or usual He holds extreme views on education.oordreweمُتَطَرِّفнеобикновенextremistickýyderliggående; ekstremextremακραίος, φανατικόςextremoäärmuslikغیرعادی؛ افراط آمیزäärimmäinenextrémisteקִיצוֹנִיउग्र, तीव्रekstreman, pretjerantúlzóluar biasaróttækur, öfgakenndurestremo過激な극단적인kraštutinisekstrēms, galējsluar biasaextreemytterlig(gående), ekstremskrajny, radykalnyextremista/extremoex­tre­mistэкстремистскийextrémistickýskrajenekstremanextrem, ytterlighets-ที่ร้ายแรงมากaşırı過激的екстремальнийجابرانہ ، سخت گیرcực đoan过激的

n

1 something as far, or as different, as possible from something else the extremes of sadness and joy.uiterstesنَقيضا الفَرَح والحُزْنкрайностkrajnostyderpunktdas Extremάκροextremoäärmusدو نقطه متقابل؛ چیز کاملاً متفاوتäärimmäisyysextrêmeקִיצוֹנִיוּתसिराkrajnost, ekstremvégletperbedaan besaröfgarestremo両極端の一方양극단kraštutinumas, priešingybėgalējībaperbezaan besaruitersteytterlighetkraniec, granicaextremoextremăкрайностьextrémskrajnostekstremytterlighetความแตกต่างกันสุดขีดaşırı uç極端крайністьضدّین میں سے کوئی یا دونوںthái cực极端

2 the greatest degree of any state, especially if unpleasant The extremes of heat in the desert make life uncomfortable.uitersteدَرَجَه قُصْوىнай-голяма степенnejvyšší stupeňyderligheddas Übermaßάκρο, έπακροextremoäärmusبیشترین میزان؛ بالاترین حدäärimmäinen asteextrêmeקִיצוֹנִיוּתचरमkrajnostszélsőségluar biasa(ítrustu) öfgareccesso極度극도aukščiausias laipsnisgalējībaluar biasauitersteytterpunktskrajnośćextremo/excessoextremăкрайняя степеньextrémnajvišja stopnjaekstremytterlighet, extrem[]ระดับที่มากที่สุดen yüksek derece最大程度крайнє значенняکسی حالت کی متضاد حدیںở mức độ cao nhất最大程度

adv exˈtremely

very extremely kind.buitematig, gruwelikجِداًизключителноnesmírněsærdeles; meget; overordentligäußerstεξαιρετικάextremadamenteäärmiseltبسیارäärimmäisenextrêmementמְאוֹד מְאוֹדउग्रताneizmjernorendkívül(i módon)sangatákaflega; fram úr hófiestremamente極端に대단히labai, be galoārkārtīgi; ļotisangatuiterstytterst, høyst, særdelesniezmiernieextremamenteex­trem deкрайнеnesmierneskrajnoekstremnoextremtอย่างสุดขีดaşırı derecede非常дуже; надзвичайноنہایتcực kì非常

n exˈtremism

the holding of views which are as far from being moderate as possible. ekstremismeتَطَرُّفекстремизъмextremismusekstremisme; yderliggående holdningder Extremismusεξτρεμισμόςextremismoekstremismافراط گراییäärimmäisyyskantaextrémismeקִיצוֹנִיוּתउग्रवादीekstremizamszélsőséges irányzatekstremismeofstæki, öfgastefnaestremismo極端論극단론ekstremizmas, kraštutinumasekstrēmismsekstremismeextremismeytterliggående holdning(er), ekstremismeskrajnośćextremismoex­tre­mismэкстремизмextrémizmusskrajnostekstremizamextremismวิธีการรุนแรงaşırılık極端主義екстремізмانتہا پسندیchủ nghĩa cực đoan极端主义

n / adj exˈtremist

ekstremisمُتَطَرِّفекстремистradikál(ní)ekstremistder/die Extremist(in)εξτρεμιστήςextremistaäärmuslane, ekstremistlikافراط گراekstremisti, äärimmäisyys-extrémisteקִיצוֹנִיगरम दल काekstremistszélsőségesekstremisöfgamaður, ofstækismaðurestremista; estremistico極端論者과격론자; 과격론자의ekstremistas; ekstremistinisekstrēmistspelampauextremistekstremist; ytterliggåendeskrajnyextremistaextremistэкстремистradikál; radikálnyskrajnežekstremistaextremist; extremistiskพวกหัวรุนแรงaşırılık yanlısı過激主義者，過激主義的екстремістشدّت پسندkẻ cực đoan过激主义者，过激主义的

n exˈtremity [-ˈstre-]

1 the farthest point The two poles represent the extremities of the earth's axis.uitersteطَرَفкрайkonecyderpunkt; yderste endedas Äußersteάκρο, ακρότατο σημείοextremootspunktدورترین مکانääripisteextrémitéקָצֶהअत्यंतताkrajnostvégletujungystu mörkestremità端맨끝tolimiausias taškas, galas[] galsbahagian hujunguiteindeytterste ende/grense, ytterpunktskrajność, końcowy punktextremidadeextre­mitateкрай, оконечностьkoniecskrajna točkakrajnostyttersta punkt (del, ände, gräns)ปลายสุดuç終極кінець; крайبعید نقاطđiểm xa nhất终极

2 an extreme degree; the quality of being extreme Their suffering reached such extremities that many died.hoogste graadدرجَه قُصْوىвръхnejvyšší míra, krajnostyderligheddie Spitzeάκρο, έπακροextremoäärmusحد نهایی؛ بالاترین درجهäärimmäisyysextrémitéבְּרָמָה קִיצוֹנִיתविपत्ति की पराकाष्ठाkrajnji stupanjszélsőségpuncakhámark, hæsta stigpunto estremo極度극도kraštutinumasgalējā robežasangatuitersteytterlighetskrajność, szczytextremointensitateкрайностьnajvyššia mieraskrajna stopnjakrajnostytterlighetระดับที่สุดขีดaşırı derece絕境надзвичайні злидні, надзвичайна скрутаانتہائی درجہsự bất hạnh tột độ绝境

3 a situation of great danger or distress They need help in this extremity.uiterste noodضيق، شَدَّهнуждаkritická situaceyderste nød; elendighedhöchste Notεξαιρετικά δύσκολη κατάστασηsituación extremahädaolukordوخامت؛ بحبوحهhätätilanneextrémitéמַעֲשִים חָמוּרִיםचरम खतरे की स्थितिekstremna situacijanyomor(úság)puncak kesulitanneyð, hörmungarcaso estremo, situazione grave窮地곤경ekstremali situacijaekstremāla situācijaekstrimuiterste noodytterste nød, elendighettrudne położeniedesgraça/afliçãosituaţie limităбезвыходное положениеkritická situáciaskrajno stanjeekstremitetyttersta nöd, förtvivlanภาวะสุดขีดtehlikeli durum困境відчайنہایت مشکل یا نا موافق صورت حالcảnh túng quẫn cùng cực困境

4 the parts of the body furthest from the middle eg the hands and feet. tipأطراف الجِسِمкрайнициkončetinylem; hænder; fødderdie Extremitäten (pl.)άκρο του σώματοςextremidadesjäsemedدست ها؛ پاهاraajatextrémitésגַפַּיִיםकमर से सबसे दूर बदन के हिस्सेekstremiteti, udovivégtaganggota badan (kaki dan tangan)útlimirestremità手足손발galūnėsekstremitāteskaki dan tanganledematenekstremitetkończynyextremidadesextremitateконечностиkončatinyokončineesktremitetextremitetปลายแขนปลายขาel ve ayaklar人的手、足кінцівкиہاتھ پاؤںtứ chi人的手、足

in the extreme

very dangerous in the extreme.uitersإلى أقْصى حَدкрайностkrajněi allerhøjeste gradhöchstεξαιρετικάen extremoäärmiseltبه منتها درجه؛ بسیار زیادäärimmäisenà l'extrêmeבּאוֹפֶן קִיצוִניअत्यंत खतरनाकkrajnostivégtelenülsangatákaflega, á hæsta stigiall'estremo非常に극도로ypač, nepaprastaiārkārtīgi; augstākā mērāsangatuitersti aller høyeste gradw najwyższym stopniuem extremola maximumв высшей степениkrajneskrajnodo krajnjih granicai högsta grad, ytterstสุด ๆçok, son derece非常в найвищій мірі, вкрайانتہائیcực kỳ非常

to extremes

very far, especially further than is thought to be reasonable She can never express an opinion without going to extremes.uitersteتَطَرُّفв крайностdo extrémutil yderlighederin Extremeστα άκραllegar a extremosäärmustesseافراط کردنäärimmäisyyksiinaux extrêmesלִנקוֹט בִּקיצוֹנִיוּתचरमdo krajnostitúlzásba esiksangat jauhút í öfgara rimedi estremi極端に극단으로į kraštutinumusgalējībāssangat jauhborostot het uiterstetil ytterligheter, (sette) på spissendo przesadyexagero/ao...la ex­trem, exageratв крайностьdo extrémudo skrajnostiići u krajnostitill ytterligheterสุดขีดaşırıya kaçmamak走極端в крайністьانتہائی اقدام کرناcực đoan走极端