अतिवाद (ativaad)

noun A formal noun meaning 'extremism' -- the political/ideological stance of taking a position to its extreme -- built from अति (ati, 'excess/beyond') plus वाद (vaad, '-ism').
Sense 1 : extremism (ideological or political)
noun, masculine
Synonyms: उग्रवाद (ugrvaad, more common in political/media contexts), कट्टरवाद (kattarvaad, leans toward religious fundamentalism)
Frequency: low
Cultural Note: This is a word you meet mainly in newspapers and political commentary, not in kitchen-table conversation -- it sits alongside उग्रवाद (ugrvaad) and कट्टरवाद (kattarvaad) in the vocabulary of news anchors discussing terrorism, communalism, or political polarization. Note the useful family pattern: अति (ati, 'excess') plus the suffix वाद (vaad) which turns almost any root into an '-ism' (राष्ट्रवाद raashtrvaad 'nationalism', साम्यवाद saamyvaad 'communism').
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners sometimes reach for अतिवाद (ativaad) in everyday speech about someone being 'too much' or 'over the top', but this word is reserved for ideological/political extremism -- for a person's excessive behavior, ज़्यादा (zyaadaa) or अति (ati) alone fits better.
Sample Sentences:
धार्मिक अतिवाद आज दुनिया भर में एक बड़ी समस्या है। Religious extremism is a major problem across the world today.
(dhaarmik ativaad aaj duniyaa bhar men ek badii samasyaa hai।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
संपादकीय में लिखा था कि अतिवाद लोकतंत्र के लिए खतरा बनता जा रहा है। The editorial wrote that extremism is increasingly becoming a threat to democracy.
(sampaadkiiy men likhaa thaa ki ativaad loktantr ke lie khatraa bantaa jaa rahaa hai।)
Register: Literary -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Continuous -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
राजनीतिक विश्लेषक मानते हैं कि अतिवाद बेरोज़गारी और असंतोष से पनपता है। Political analysts believe that extremism thrives on unemployment and discontent.
(raajniitik vishleshak maante hain ki ativaad berozgaarii aur asantosh se panaptaa hai।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
सरकार ने अतिवाद के खिलाफ एक नई नीति बनाई है। The government has made a new policy against extremism.
(sarkaar ne ativaad ke khilaaph ek naii niiti banaaii hai।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
क्या शिक्षा से समाज में फैलते अतिवाद को रोका जा सकता है? Can spreading extremism in society be stopped through education?
(kyaa shikshaa se samaaj men phailte ativaad ko rokaa jaa saktaa hai?)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Subjunctive -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Passive
यदि हर विचारधारा में थोड़ा संयम होता, तो अतिवाद इतनी जड़ें न जमा पाता। If every ideology had a little restraint, extremism would not have taken root so deeply.
(yadi har vichaardhaaraa men thodaa sanyam hotaa, to ativaad itnii jaden n jamaa paataa।)
Register: Literary -- Mood: Counterfactual -- Aspect: Habitual -- Voice: Active
पत्रकार ने चेतावनी दी कि अगर हालात नहीं सुधरे तो अतिवाद और बढ़ेगा। The journalist warned that if the situation does not improve, extremism will grow further.
(patrkaar ne chetaavnii dii ki agar haalaat nahiin sudhre to ativaad aur badhegaa।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Future -- Voice: Active
अतिवाद को जड़ से मिटाने के लिए सामाजिक समरसता ज़रूरी है। Social harmony is necessary to root out extremism completely.
(ativaad ko jad se mitaane ke lie saamaajik samrastaa zaroorii hai।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
Morphology
Noun
(sg.m.direct): अतिवाद (ativaad)
(sg.m.oblique): अतिवाद (ativaad)
(pl.m.direct): अतिवाद (ativaad)
(pl.m.oblique): अतिवादों (ativaadon)