Extremist — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a person who holds extreme views

(used of opinions and actions) far beyond the norm

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɛkstɹˈiːmɪst/

🇬🇧British English

/ɛkstɹˈiːmɪst/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɛkstɹˈiːmɪst/

3 syllables Say it as /ɛkstɹˈiːmɪst/.

Examples

extremist political views
radical opinions on education
an ultra conservative

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

radical ultra

Parts of Speech

noun	a person who holds extreme views
adjective	(used of opinions and actions) far beyond the norm “extremist political views”

Word Forms

extremism

noun

any political theory favoring immoderate uncompromising policies

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

extrémiste

une personne qui a des opinions extrêmes

🇪🇸Spanish

extremista

una persona que tiene puntos de vista extremos

🇮🇹Italian

estremista

una persona che ha opinioni estreme

🇳🇱Dutch

extremistisch

iemand die er extreme opvattingen op na houdt

🇵🇹Portuguese

extremista

uma pessoa que tem opiniões extremas

🇷🇺Russian

экстремистский

человек, придерживающийся крайних взглядов

India

🇮🇳Hindi

चरमपंथी

अतिवादी विचार रखने वाला व्यक्ति

🇧🇩Bengali

চরমপন্থী

একজন ব্যক্তি যিনি চরম দৃষ্টিভঙ্গি রাখেন

🇮🇳Tamil

தீவிரவாதி

தீவிர கருத்துக்களைக் கொண்ட ஒரு நபர்

🇮🇳Telugu

అతివాది

తీవ్రమైన అభిప్రాయాలను కలిగి ఉన్న వ్యక్తి

🇮🇳Marathi

अतिरेकी

टोकाची मते ठेवणारी व्यक्ती

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઉગ્રવાદી

એક વ્યક્તિ જે આત્યંતિક મંતવ્યો ધરાવે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಉಗ್ರಗಾಮಿ

ವಿಪರೀತ ದೃಷ್ಟಿಕೋನಗಳನ್ನು ಹೊಂದಿರುವ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

തീവ്രവാദി

അങ്ങേയറ്റത്തെ കാഴ്ചപ്പാടുകൾ ഉള്ള ഒരു വ്യക്തി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਕੱਟੜਪੰਥੀ

ਇੱਕ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਜੋ ਬਹੁਤ ਜ਼ਿਆਦਾ ਵਿਚਾਰ ਰੱਖਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

انتہا پسند

ایک شخص جو انتہائی خیالات رکھتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

极端主义者

持有极端观点的人

🇯🇵Japanese

過激派

極端な意見を持つ人

🇰🇷Korean

극단론자

극단적인 견해를 갖고 있는 사람

🇻🇳Vietnamese

cực đoan

một người có quan điểm cực đoan

🇹🇭Thai

พวกหัวรุนแรง

คนที่มีทัศนคติสุดโต่ง

🇮🇩Indonesian

ekstremis

seseorang yang menganut pandangan ekstrem

🇲🇾Malay

pelampau

seorang yang mempunyai pandangan yang melampau

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

متطرف

الشخص الذي يحمل وجهات نظر متطرفة

🇮🇷Persian

افراطی

فردی که دیدگاه های افراطی دارد

🇹🇷Turkish

aşırılık yanlısı

aşırı görüşlere sahip bir kişi

🇮🇱Hebrew

קיצוני

אדם שמחזיק בדעות קיצוניות

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