Word: extremism
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: ex
trem
ism
Definition: Extreme ideas or actions.
Morphemes:
Affix: extreme
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A drastic expedient; a means to an end; not necessarily a principled or ethical one
Affix: -ism
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form names of a tendency of behaviour, action, state, condition or opinion belonging to a class or group of persons, or the result of a doctrine, ideology or principle or lack thereof.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ισμός
Language: grc
Decoded: -ismos
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forms abstract nouns.