radicalisation

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A form of radicalization — The process of radicalizing.

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Meanings

nounradicalisation (countable and uncountable, plural radicalisations)

plural radicalisations

  1. UKcountablenonstandarduncountableNon-Oxford British English standard spelling of radicalization.

    Incelism or 'involuntary celibacy' culture is on the rise, with online radicalisation being the main cause of this, and attacks of terror from such groups are becoming more common.

    2021 September 17, Eve Hebron, “How gen Z women are tackling gaslighting and abuse one TikTok at a time”, in SCREENSHOT Media, archived from the original on 07 Dec 2022

Origin

From radical + -isation or radicalise + -ation.

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APA

radicalisation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/radicalisation

MLA

“radicalisation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/radicalisation. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “radicalisation,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/radicalisation.

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