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shockingly fascist

shockingly fascist

9.2
Very cruel and controlling in ways that take away people's freedom
  • adjective
  • Offensive
translation icon : escandalosamente fascista
  • Many considered the new surveillance law to be shockingly fascist in its scope and intent.

Examples

  • Her proposal to limit free speech was described as shockingly fascist by critics.

  • The principal's shockingly fascist rules left students feeling powerless.

  • His policies are shockingly fascist!

  • Many critics labeled the new law as shockingly fascist.

  • Many considered the new surveillance law to be shockingly fascist due to its extensive control over citizens' lives.

  • Critics argued that the mayor's unilateral decisions were shockingly fascist, undermining democratic processes.

  • Her advocacy for strict government control was viewed as shockingly fascist by political analysts.

Synonyms

fascist
vsshockingly fascist
74 7.2

Showing belief in a strict, controlling government and strong national pride

is far more extreme and shocks by unusually severe oppression
authoritarian
vsshockingly fascist
58 7.5

Expecting people to follow orders and allowing little freedom

is more extreme and shocks by unusually severe oppression
tyrannical
vsshockingly fascist
25 7.9

Using power to treat people cruelly and unfairly

is ideologically extreme and shocks by systematic political oppression
far-right
vsshockingly fascist
  • Literature
20 6.8

Having very strong right-wing political views that oppose social change

is about extreme oppressive authority rather than only conservative political views
fascistic
vsshockingly fascist
3 9.9

Showing extreme government control that stops people's freedom

is more extreme and intended to shock by intense oppression

Antonyms

liberal
983 4.4

Having political views that support social change and people's freedoms

tolerant
72 3.2

Accepting of people and ideas that are different

How Authoritarian

shockingly fascist
  • Offensive
9.2
oppressive
43 6.3
repressive
30 7.0
authoritarian
58 7.5

Surface Forms

shockingly fascist positive

Morphology

shockingly + fascist

The meaning is directly compositional: the adverb 'shockingly' modifies the adjective 'fascist' to indicate a surprising or extreme degree of authoritarianism. This intensifier + adjective pattern is regular and cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows both words can infer the phrase's meaning.

Etymology

Shockingly fascist comes from the word fascist, linked to an old Italian picture of a tied bundle of sticks used as a sign of one strong ruler. With shockingly to make it extreme, this phrase paints the image of very harsh control, so it means 'extremely authoritarian or oppressive'.