radicalism

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/ˈradɪkəlɪz(ə)m/

noun

Any of various radical social or political movements that aim at fundamental change in the structure of society

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Meanings

nounradicalism (countable and uncountable, plural radicalisms)

plural radicalisms

  1. countableuncountableAny of various radical social or political movements that aim at fundamental change in the structure of society

Origin

From radical + -ism.

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Translations

Arabic رَادِيكَالِيَّة
  • رَادِيكَالِيَّة (rādīkāliyya)Translations
Bulgarian радикали́зъм
  • радикали́зъм (radikalízăm)Translations
Catalan radicalisme
  • radicalismeTranslations
Chinese Mandarin 激進主義 /激进主义, 急進主義 /急进主义
  • 激進主義 /激进主义 (jījìnzhǔyì)Translations
  • 急進主義 /急进主义 (jíjìnzhǔyì)Translations
Czech radikalismus
  • radikalismusTranslations
Danish radikalisme
  • radikalismeTranslations
Dutch radicalisme
  • radicalismeTranslations
Estonian radikalism
  • radikalismTranslations
Finnish radikalismi, äärimmäisyyskanta
  • radikalismiTranslations
  • äärimmäisyyskantaTranslations
French radicalisme
  • radicalismeTranslations
German Radikalismus
  • RadikalismusTranslations
Hindi उग्रवाद, आमूलवाद
  • उग्रवाद (ugravād)Translations
  • आमूलवाद (āmūlvād)Translations
  • चरमपंथ (carampanth)Translations
Hungarian radikalizmus
  • radikalizmusTranslations
Indonesian radikalisme
  • radikalismeTranslations
Irish radacachas, raidiciúlacht
  • radacachasTranslations
  • raidiciúlachtTranslations
Italian radicalismo
  • radicalismoTranslations
Japanese 急進主義
  • 急進主義 (kyūshinshugi)Translations
Korean 급진주의
  • 급진주의 (geupjinjuui)Translations
Latvian radikālisms
  • radikālismsTranslations
Māori tuwhenatanga
  • tuwhenatangaTranslations
Persian رادیکالیسم
  • رادیکالیسم (râdikâlism)Translations
Polish radykalizm
  • radykalizmTranslations
Portuguese radicalismo
  • radicalismoTranslations
Romanian radicalism
  • radicalismTranslations
Russian радикали́зм, радика́льность
  • радикали́зм (radikalízm)Translations
  • радика́льность (radikálʹnostʹ)Translations
Slovak radikalizmus
  • radikalizmusTranslations
Spanish radicalismo
  • radicalismoTranslations
Swedish radikalism
  • radikalismTranslations
Turkish radikalizm, ıslahatçılık
  • radikalizmTranslations
  • ıslahatçılıkTranslations
Ukrainian радикалі́зм
  • радикалі́зм (radykalízm)Translations
Vietnamese chủ nghĩa cấp tiến, chủ nghĩa quá khích
  • chủ nghĩa cấp tiếnTranslations
  • chủ nghĩa quá khíchTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

radicalism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/radicalism

MLA

“radicalism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/radicalism. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “radicalism,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/radicalism.

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