fascistoid
fascistoid adjective: resembling fascism.
Adjective
fascistoid (comparative more fascistoid, superlative most fascistoid)
- Resembling fascism.
- We must now be prepared, too, for that Puritan reaction here, which seems to accompany all Fascistoid movements.5 September 1936, Geoffrey Pyke, “Politics and Witchcraft”, in The New Statesman, volume 12
- In sum, we ought to realise that our enthusiasm for sports heroes is fascistoid in nature.2002, Claudio Tamburrini, Torbjörn Tännsjö, Values in Sport: Elitism, Nationalism, Gender Equality and the Scientific Manufacturing of Winners
- Synonyms:
- fascistic
Noun
fascistoid (plural fascistoids)
- A person who holds fascistoid views.
- The modern fascistoids employ terribly violent language, with often tragic and murderous consequences, but they do not stage invasions and do not really aim at war.2021, Harold James, “Globalization and Its Neologisms”, in The War of Words: A Glossary of Globalization, New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, →ISBN, page 236
Synonyms of fascistoid
Forms of fascistoid
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more fascistoid |
| superlative | most fascistoid |
| Noun | |
| plural | fascistoids |
Origin of fascistoid
From fascist + -oid. First attested in an article by Geoffrey Pyke in The New Statesman on 5 September 1936.
Questions about fascistoid
- What does fascistoid mean?
- Fascistoid means resembling fascism.
- What part of speech is fascistoid?
- Fascistoid can be an adjective or a noun.
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