radicalness

noun

Definition of radicalnessnext
as in extremism

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  1. extremism
  2. unreasonableness
  3. irrationality
Noun
  • Moskowitz has made confronting antisemitism and political extremism a central part of his work in Congress.
    — Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 19 Aug. 2026
  • New South Wales separately passed tighter state firearms laws in December, while the federal government also strengthened laws targeting hate speech and extremism.
    — Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of extremism
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  • If the assassination made the President a Christlike figure, his forbearance in the face of a wife’s unreasonableness provides him with an extra measure of purity.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 21 May 2026
Definition of unreasonableness
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  • This is where the irrationality of antisemitic conspiracy gains no purchase among a reasoning and pragmatic populace; where government is led by people who grasp, and embrace, the seriousness of their responsibilities.
    — Rory Lancman, New York Daily News, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Despite the seriocomic set-up, as Vibeke gets more unstable, Mengel refuses to play her irrationality for laughs, instead taking the more difficult route of earnestness.
    — Jessica Kiang, Variety, 7 July 2026
Definition of irrationality
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