Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

extremist

/ɪkˈstɹiːmɪst/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.46 in modern English

Syllables: ex-trem-ist
IPA: /ɪkˈstɹiːmɪst/

18

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person who holds extreme views, especially one who advocates such views; a radical or fanatic.

adj

Holding extreme views, especially on a political or religious subject.

adj

Of or relating to extremism.

Example Sentences

"In Urif, extremists spray painted “Death to Arabs” on shipping containers belonging to a local resident and the local quarry was tagged with the words “Fight the enemy.”"
"Oy, mate! I'm an Australian extremist, and I've come to detonate this bomb that'll release all the world's deadliest spiders into... Did I pick a bad time?"
"There are some minor extremist movements that are antiforeigner."
"The hate crimes, once commonly referred to as “price tag attacks,” are committed by extremist Jewish youth from nearby settlements."

Etymology

Etymology tree English extreme Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English extremist From extreme + -ist.

Inflected Forms

extremists (plural) more extremist (comparative) most extremist (superlative)

Derived Forms

antiextremist counterextremist nonextremist sextremist

Synonyms

jusquaboutist radical ultra

Questions

How do you pronounce extremist?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɪkˈstɹiːmɪst/.
What does extremist mean?: A person who holds extreme views, especially one who advocates such views; a radical or fanatic.
Where does extremist come from?: Etymology tree English extreme Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English extremist From extreme + -ist.

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