crypto-fascist
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.38 in modern English
25
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
5
Syllables
10
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "The American people will no longer retreat from “crypto-fascists” attacking their civil liberties, but will stand and fight for basic democracy, Senator Claude Pepper, Democrat, of Florida, declared yesterday at the closing session of the conference on cultural freedom and civil liberties at the Hotel Commodore."
- "He also provides the helpful service of describing the contents of such cryptofascist films as Chuck Norris's “Invasion U.S.A.,” sparing the reader the ordeal of actually having to watch them."
Etymology
Etymology tree Ancient Greek κρῠ́πτω (krŭ́ptō) Ancient Greek κρῠπτός (krŭptós)der. English crypto- Italian fascistabor. English fascist English crypto-fascist From crypto- + fascist.
Inflected Forms
crypto-fascists (plural)
cryptofascist (alternative)
more crypto-fascist (comparative)
most crypto-fascist (superlative)