radicalization
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7.7
- noun
- /ˌrædɪkəlaɪˈzeɪʃən/
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radicalización
- Experts warn that the radicalization process can lead to harmful actions if not addressed early.
- radicalization process
- violent radicalization
- political radicalization
We agreed on that countering terrorism and radicalization is also important.
- We agreed on that countering terrorism and radicalization is also important.
- But a real early flashpoint in the understanding of this radicalization process begins with Gamergate, right?
- If we really want to eradicate radicalization, we need to really look at the kind of governments we support.
- Now, you know, that's, that was the slowly slow process of the radicalization.
Examples
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Hence, the peace settlement provoked a serious radicalization of politics in the Balkans as elsewhere.
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Assad has played a major role in the radicalization in both Iraq and Syria.
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One element worth examining in particular is the potential impact of sexual abuse on radicalization.
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If we really want to eradicate radicalization, we need to really look at the kind of governments we support.
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The government's attempts were futile, for the radicalization of the movement had reached a point of no return.
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Alternatively, this might be due to the Islamist radicalization of third or even fourth generations.
Academic text (2010) -
The second Russian objective, related to the first, is the radicalization of anti-Western ideology in the Middle East.
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Democratization of the Arab world would lead to radicalization, which would be a bane to you and us.
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Specifically, it found that highly Shari'a-adherent mosques have played a prominent role in radicalization.
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The program rightly assumes that group dynamics are key to both radicalization and deradicalization.
Academic text (2010)
Synonyms
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7.4
Holding very strong political or religious beliefs and supporting actions that harm others
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8.1
Belief in making large political or social changes, often by force
Antonyms
How Extreme
Surface Forms
Morphology
radicalization = radicalize (transparent) = radical + ize + ation
Derived by adding '-ize' and then the noun-forming '-ation' to 'radical', producing the process of becoming radical or causing radical change—an ordinary and semantically clear formation for learners familiar with 'radical'.
Etymology
Radicalization in politics or religion comes from radical, from Latin radix meaning 'root'. So, the word suggests someone moving to the 'root' or extreme of an idea, and it now means the process of taking on very strong or 'extreme' beliefs.