Definition
People who hold very strong, radical beliefs and are willing to go to great lengths to support them, often in dangerous or violent ways.
Etymology
From 'extreme' (from Latin 'extremus' meaning 'outermost') plus the suffix '-ist.' The word has been used since the 1800s to describe those with uncompromising views.
Kelly Says
Studies show that extremists often aren't the smartest people in a group—they tend to have lower cognitive ability to see nuance, which is why they retreat to simple, black-and-white thinking!
Translations
BNবাংলা
পক্ষপাতী
pok-sho-paati
CACatalà
extremistes
ek-stre-mee-stes
CSČeština
extremisté
ek-stre-mee-ste
DADansk
extremister
ek-stre-mee-ster
DEDeutsch
Extremisten
ek-stre-mee-sten
ELΕλληνικά
εξτρεμιστές
ek-stre-mis-tes
ESEspañol
extremistas
ek-stre-mee-stas
FAفارسی
طرفداران
tarf-daaran
FISuomi
ekstremistit
ek-stre-mee-s-tit
FRFrançais
extrémistes
ek-strem-ist
GUGU
એક્સ્ટ્રીમિસ્ટ
e-k-stre-mee-sist
HEעברית
צדיקים
tzad-di-kim
HIहिन्दी
पक्षपाती
paksha-paati
HUMagyar
extremisták
ek-stre-mee-s-tak
IDBahasa Indonesia
ekstremis
ek-stre-mee-s
IGIG
ekstremisim
ek-stre-mee-sim
ITItaliano
estremisti
es-tre-mee-sti
JA日本語
極端主義者
kyokutan-shuugi-sha
KKKK
экстремист
ekstreemist
KMKM
extrémisti
ek-stre-mee-sti
KO한국어
극단주의자
geukdanjuui-ja
MRMR
अतिरेकवादी
ati-reek-vaadi
MSBahasa Melayu
ekstremist
ek-stre-mee-sist
MYမြန်မာ
အကျယ်အဝန်း
a-kyi-e-a-wan
NLNederlands
extremisten
ek-stre-mee-sten
NONorsk
ekstremiser
ek-stre-mee-ser
PAPA
ਖ਼ਤਰਨਾਕ
khat-ran-aak
PLPolski
ekstremiści
ek-stre-mee-skee
PTPortuguês
extremistas
ek-stre-mee-stas
RORomână
extremists
ek-stre-mists
RUРусский
экстремисты
ekstreemisty
SVSvenska
extremister
ek-stre-mee-ster
SWKiswahili
ekstremisti
ek-stre-mee-sti
TAதமிழ்
தீவிரவாதிகள்
tee-vi-ra-va-adi-gal
TEతెలుగు
వాదాభిమానీ
vaada-abhimaani
TLTL
ekstremismo
ek-stre-mee-smo
TRTürkçe
aşırıcıl
a-shi-ri-ci-l
UKУкраїнська
екстремісти
ekstreemisty
URاردو
شدت پسند
sha-deet-pas-sand
VITiếng Việt
người theo chủ nghĩa cực đoan
nguoi theo chu nghia-cuc-doan
YOYO
ekstremisti
ek-stre-mee-sti
ZH中文
极端主义者
jí duān zhǔyì zhě
ZUZU
ekstremisti
ek-stre-mee-sti