neofascist

N1E1O1F4A1S1C3I1S1T1

adjective

Of or pertaining to neofascism.

Scrabble 15

Meanings

adjectiveneofascist (comparative more neofascist, superlative most neofascist)

comparative more neofascist · superlative most neofascist · alternative neo-fascist · alternative neo-Fascist

  1. Of or pertaining to neofascism.

    The neoliberal era in the United States ended with a neofascist bang.

    2016 November 17, Cornel West, “Goodbye, American neoliberalism. A new era is here”, in The Guardian
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    Throughout this area, which includes the Ruhr, Germany's industrial arsenal, there has been a steady growth in Nationalist and neo-Fascist sentiments in the last six months.

    1949 April 6, Drew Middleton, “Neo-Fascism rises in North Germany”, in The New York Times, →ISSN

    Italian opposition leaders have called on Giorgia Meloni’s rightwing government to ban neofascist groups after a chilling video emerged of hundreds of men making fascist salutes during an event in Rome.

    2024 January 8, Angela Giuffrida, “Meloni urged to ban neofascist groups after crowds filmed saluting in Rome”, in The Guardian, →ISSN
nounneofascist (plural neofascists)

plural neofascists · alternative neo-fascist · alternative neo-Fascist

  1. A follower of neofascism.

    By this summer, everything — her youthful admiration for Benito Mussolini, her party’s links to neofascists, her often extreme rhetoric — had been forgiven.

    2023 July 27, David Broder, “What’s Happening in Italy Is Scary, and It’s Spreading”, in The New York Times

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*nu
  2. Proto-Indo-European*néwos
  3. Proto-Hellenic*néwos
  4. Ancient Greekνέος (néos)
  5. Ancient Greekνεο- (neo-)
  6. Englishneo-
  7. Latinfascis
  8. Italianfascio
  9. Italianfascista
  10. Englishfascist
  11. Englishneofascist

From neo- + fascist.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 新法西斯主義者 /新法西斯主义者
  • 新法西斯主義者 /新法西斯主义者 (xīn fǎxīsī zhǔyìzhě)a follower of neofascism
Finnish uusfasistinen, uusfasisti
  • uusfasistinenof or pertaining to neofascism
  • uusfasistia follower of neofascism
French néofasciste, néofasciste
  • néofascisteof or pertaining to neofascism
  • néofascistea follower of neofascism
German neofaschistisch, Neofaschist
  • neofaschistischof or pertaining to neofascism
  • Neofaschista follower of neofascism
  • Neofaschistina follower of neofascism
Hungarian neofasiszta, újfasiszta
  • neofasisztaof or pertaining to neofascism
  • újfasisztaof or pertaining to neofascism
  • neofasisztaa follower of neofascism
  • újfasisztaa follower of neofascism
Italian neofascista, neofascista
  • neofascistaof or pertaining to neofascism
  • neofascistaa follower of neofascism
Portuguese neofascista, neofascista
  • neofascistaof or pertaining to neofascism
  • neofascistaa follower of neofascism
Romanian neofascist
  • neofascista follower of neofascism
Russian неофаши́стский, неофаши́ст
  • неофаши́стский (neofašístskij)of or pertaining to neofascism
  • неофаши́ст (neofašíst)a follower of neofascism
  • неофаши́стка (neofašístka)a follower of neofascism
Spanish neofascista, neofascista
  • neofascistaof or pertaining to neofascism
  • neofascistaa follower of neofascism
Swedish neofascistisk, nyfascistisk
  • neofascistiskof or pertaining to neofascism
  • nyfascistiskof or pertaining to neofascism
  • neofascista follower of neofascism
  • nyfascista follower of neofascism
Turkish neofaşist, neofaşist
  • neofaşistof or pertaining to neofascism
  • neofaşista follower of neofascism
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Chicago

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