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radicalism

/ˈrædɪkəlɪzəm/noun

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आमूल परिवर्तनवाद, उग्र सुधारवाद, कट्टरवाद

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noun
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    the beliefs or actions of people who want complete and thorough political or social change

    आमूल परिवर्तनवाद, उग्र सुधारवाद, कट्टरवाद

    • the political radicalism of the student movement in the 1970s
    • Her radicalism frightened the older members of the party.

    Synonyms extremism militancy revolutionism

    Opposite conservatism moderation

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radical adjectiveradical nounradicalize verb
≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

extremism militancy revolutionism

Antonyms

conservatism moderation

⌂Word origin and word building

From the Latin word radix, meaning 'root', because radicals want to change society from its roots.

यह शब्द Latin के radix से बना है, जिसका अर्थ 'जड़' है, क्योंकि radical लोग समाज को उसकी जड़ से बदलना चाहते हैं।