Not within reasonable limits; excessive or extreme in degree, amount, or intensity.
From Latin 'immoderatus,' from 'in-' (not) and 'moderatus' (kept within bounds). The concept of moderation was central to classical philosophy, making immoderation a significant moral failing.
Think of someone who can't find the 'moderate' button - they're stuck on extreme! It's like a volume control that only goes to 11.
Women's emotional, sexual, or intellectual 'immoderation' has been pathologized as hysteria, excess, or unfemininity. Virtue ethics historically demanded feminine moderation while rewarding masculine excess, ambition, or passion as justified.
Apply consistently across genders when discussing behavior or expression. Avoid gendered double standards ('passionate' in men vs. 'immoderate' in women).
["excessive","unrestrained","disproportionate"]
Feminist thinkers have reclaimed passionate, unmoderated expression as authentic agency, rejecting the gendered policing of emotion.
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