Archradical

/ˌɑːkˈrædɪkəl/ noun

Definition

A person who holds the most extreme or uncompromising views about radical social or political change.

Etymology

From 'arch-' (chief, most extreme) + 'radical' (from Latin 'radicalis,' from 'radix' meaning root—someone going to the root of problems). Emerged in 18th-19th century political discourse.

Kelly Says

During the French and American revolutions, 'archradical' described the revolutionaries who wanted to completely overturn society, not just reform it. Language like this shows how every generation fears the political extremists it labels.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
አርክራዲካል
ar-k-ra-di-kal
ARالعربية
متطرف
mu-ta-taraf
BNবাংলা
অর্থনৈতিক
ort-hon-oi-tik
CACatalà
arquirracional
ar-ki-ra-tʃio-nal
CSČeština
archiradikál
ar-ki-ra-di-kal
DADansk
arkiradisk
ark-i-ra-disk
DEDeutsch
Archradikal
arx-ʁa-di-kal
ELΕλληνικά
αρχιριζοσπάστης
ar-chi-ri-zo-spa-stees
ESEspañol
arquirradical
ar-kee-ra-dee-kal
FAفارسی
رhizomatic
ri-zo-ma-tik
FISuomi
arkiradikaali
ar-ki-ra-di-ka-ali
FRFrançais
archirradicale
aʁ-ʃi-ʁa-di-kal
GUGU
અર્કીરૅડિકલ
ar-ki-ra-di-kal
HAHA
archiradical
ar-ki-ra-di-kal
HEעברית
אדיקלי
a-di-kli
HIहिन्दी
अत्यधिकवादी
at-ya-dhi-ka-va-dee
HUMagyar
archiradikális
ar-ki-ra-di-ka-lis
IDBahasa Indonesia
arkiradical
ar-ki-ra-di-kal
IGIG
archiradical
ar-ki-ra-di-kal
ITItaliano
archiradicale
ar-ki-ra-di-ka-le
JA日本語
アーキラディカル
a-ki-ra-di-karu
KKKK
архирадикал
arkhi-ra-di-kal
KMKM
អារខីរ៉ាឌីកល
a-ar-khi-ra-di-kal
KO한국어
극단적
geuk-dan-jeok
MRMR
आर्कराडिकल
a-ark-ra-di-kal
MSBahasa Melayu
arkiradical
ar-ki-ra-di-kal
MYမြန်မာ
အာကြီးသူ
a-g-yi-thu
NLNederlands
archiradicaal
ar-kee-ra-di-kaal
NONorsk
arkiradisk
ark-i-ra-disk
PAPA
ਅਰਕੀਰਾਡੀਕਲ
ar-ki-ra-di-kal
PLPolski
archiradykalny
ar-ki-ra-dy-kal-ny
PTPortuguês
arquirracional
ar-kee-ra-tʃio-nal
RORomână
arhiradical
ar-hi-ra-di-kal
RUРусский
архирадикал
arkhiradikál
SVSvenska
arkiradisk
ark-i-ra-disk
SWKiswahili
archiradical
ar-ki-ra-di-kal
TAதமிழ்
அர்க்ரேடிக்கல்
ar-kr-e-di-kkal
TEతెలుగు
ఆర్కిరడికల్
aar-ki-ri-di-kal
THไทย
หัวรุนแรง
hua-run-raeng
TLTL
arkiradical
ar-ki-ra-di-kal
TRTürkçe
arşivradikal
ar-shiv-ra-di-kal
UKУкраїнська
архірадикальний
arkhi-ra-di-kal-nyi
URاردو
آرک رادیکل
aark ra-di-kal
VITiếng Việt
chủ nghĩa cực đoan
chuu nghia-cuc-doan
YOYO
archiradical
ar-ki-ra-di-kal
ZH中文
极端主义者
jí duān zhǔyì zhě
ZUZU
archiradical
ar-ki-ra-di-kal

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