Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

islamofascist

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.02 in modern English

Syllables: is-lam-o-fas-cist
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

5

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A Muslim fundamentalist.

American usage

adj

Of or pertaining to Islamofascism

American usage; Derogatory; Offensive

Example Sentences

"So it is with the highly ideological term "Islamofascist," a label that is being wielded as a blunt weapon in a left-right debate and has been carelessly bandied about by some presidential candidates."
"Political candidates appeal to those Christians by defining the ambition of Islamofascists in language that makes prior threats from, say, Hitler or Stalin seem benign."

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-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istabor. Italian -ista Italian fascistabor. English fascist English Islamofascist From Islamo- + fascist.

Usage

Inflected Forms

Islamofascists (plural) more Islamofascist (comparative) most Islamofascist (superlative)

Frequently Paired Words

Islamonazism

Synonyms

Muslimofascist

Questions

What does islamofascist mean?: A Muslim fundamentalist.
Where does islamofascist come from?: 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-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istabor. Italian -ista Italian fascistabor. English fascist English Islamofascist From Islamo- + fascist.

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