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ultraleft.

Of or pertaining to ultraleftism.

9 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˌʌl.tɹəˈlɛft/General-American, Received-Pronunciation
  1. Of or pertaining to ultraleftism.

  2. Of a leftist movement or ideology: extreme and uncompromising; sectarian.

    derogatory
  3. Extremely left-wing.

Where this word comes from

Ultimately a calque of Russian ультралевый (ulʹtralevyj, “ultraleft”, adjective), in the sense of "pertaining to extreme or uncompromising leftist ideology." From ультра- (ulʹtra-, “ultra; extremely”) + левый (levyj, “left”, adjective), equivalent to ultra- + left. Originally applied pejoratively by the Bolsheviks against libertarian socialists and early left communists, and later by Stalinists against Trotskyists; now also used neutrally to refer to certain ideologies associated with left communism or traditional Marxism. The modern meanings are partially semantically loaned from French ultra-gauche.

noun/ˌʌl.tɹəˈlɛft/General-American, Received-Pronunciation
  1. The strain or strains of leftism often associated with left communism, which practice rejection of both social democracy and state socialism as well as opposition to Leninism; i.e, ultraleftism.

    collective · uncountable · usually
  2. The left communist tendency characterized by a synthesis of Dutch-German council communism and Italian left communism.

    uncountable · usually
  3. Italian left communism; Bordigism.

    broadly · uncountable · usually
  4. Leftism collectively considered uncompromising and sectarian, especially anti-Leninist Marxism.

    derogatory · uncountable · usually
  5. An adherent of ultraleftism.

    countable · rare · usually
  6. The most extreme ideologies of the political left.

    uncountable · usually
Where this word comes from

Ultimately a calque of Russian ультралевый (ulʹtralevyj, “ultraleft”, adjective), in the sense of "pertaining to extreme or uncompromising leftist ideology." From ультра- (ulʹtra-, “ultra; extremely”) + левый (levyj, “left”, adjective), equivalent to ultra- + left. Originally applied pejoratively by the Bolsheviks against libertarian socialists and early left communists, and later by Stalinists against Trotskyists; now also used neutrally to refer to certain ideologies associated with left communism or traditional Marxism. The modern meanings are partially semantically loaned from French ultra-gauche.

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