islamofascism
/ɪˈslɑ.moʊˌfæʃ.ɪz.əm/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.24 in modern English
22
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
5
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Socially repressive or nationalistic Islamic fundamentalism.
American usage; Derogatory; Offensive; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "It braces the talk not only of pundits, but of all the major Republican candidates - from the tough guy at one end, Rudy Giuliani, who lambastes Democrats for not using the word or its equivalent, to the "nice" candidate at the other end, Mike Huckabee, who defines Islamofascism as "the greatest threat this country [has] ever faced.""
Etymology
Etymology tree Arabic أَسْلَمَ (ʔaslama) Arabic إِسْلَام (ʔislām)bor. English Islam Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English Islamo- Latin fascis Italian fascio Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ῐσμός (-ĭsmós)bor. Latin -ismus Italian -ismo Italian fascismolbor. English fascism English Islamofascism From Islamo- + fascism.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ɪˈslɑ.moʊˌfæʃ.ɪz.əm/
Usage
- American usage
- Derogatory
- Offensive
- Uncountable