antiradicalism

English

Etymology

From anti- +‎ radicalism.

Noun

antiradicalism (uncountable)

  1. Opposition to radical ideologies.
    • 2010, Paul S. Boyer; Clifford E. Clark, Jr.; Joseph F. Kett, The Enduring Vision Since 1865, page 691:
      Wartime antiradicalism crested in a postwar Red Scare. (Communists were called “reds” because of the red flag favored by revolutionary organizations.)