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extreme sport

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Any sport taking place at potentially dangerous speeds or heights, or involving a high level of physical exertion, highly specialized gear, or spectacular stunts.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Base-jumping is called an extreme sport, but I think it should be called an insane sport.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: action sport, adventure sport, adventurous sport

Antonyms: none provided

History

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Across languages

Translations

25 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 極限運動 /极限运动 (jíxiàn yùndòng) — sport
  • Danish: ekstremsport — sport
  • Danish: ekstremidræt — sport
  • Finnish: extreme-urheilu — sport
  • Finnish: ääriurheilu — sport
  • Finnish: äärilaji — sport
  • French: sport extrême — sport
  • German: Extremsport — sport
  • Indonesian: olahraga ekstrem — sport
  • Indonesian: olahraga aksi — sport
  • Indonesian: olahraga agro — sport
  • Indonesian: olahraga petualangan — sport
  • Italian: sport estremo — sport
  • Japanese: エクストリームスポーツ (ekusutorīmusupōtsu) — sport
  • Japanese: 極端なスポーツ (kyokutan na supōtsu) — sport
  • Kazakh: экстремалды спорт (ékstremaldy sport) — sport
  • Korean: 극한 스포츠 (geukhan seupocheu) — sport
  • Korean: 익스트림 스포츠 (ikseuteurim seupocheu) — sport
  • Malay: sukan ekstrem — sport
  • Persian: ورزش مخاطرهآمیز — sport
  • Russian: экстрема́льный вид спо́рта (ekstremálʹnyj vid spórta) — sport
  • Russian: экстри́м (ekstrím) — sport
  • Spanish: deporte extremo — sport
  • Swedish: extremsport — sport
  • Ukrainian: екстремальний спорт — sport