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fascistoid

adj · noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Resembling fascism.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: fascistic

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A person who holds fascistoid views.

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History

Etymology

From fascist + -oid. First attested in an article by Geoffrey Pyke in The New Statesman on 5 September 1936.

Across languages

Translations

8 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: feixistoide — Resembling fascism
  • French: fascistoïde — Resembling fascism
  • German: faschistoid — Resembling fascism
  • Greek: φασιστοειδής (fasistoeidís) — Resembling fascism
  • Italian: fascistoide — Resembling fascism
  • Spanish: fascistoide — Resembling fascism
  • Swedish: fascistoid — Resembling fascism
  • Greek: φασιστοειδές (fasistoeidés) — Person who holds fascistoid views