"انتہا پسند" refers to someone who takes extreme or radical positions, usually in political, social, or religious matters. It can denote rigidity and intolerance toward moderate or balanced views. In global media, it is often associated with terrorism, radical politics, or fundamentalism. However, in literature, it may also describe an intensely devoted lover, as an exaggerated metaphor. Idioms include "انتہا پسند رویہ" (extremist behavior) and "انتہا پسندی" (extremism).
Expanded Features:
Polarity: Negative
Register: Political, social, media discourse
Pragmatic Sense: Radical stance, intolerance
Synonyms (Urdu): شدت پسند، کٹر، جارحانہ مزاج
Synonyms (English): radical, fanatic, zealot, hardliner
Antonyms (Urdu): اعتدال پسند، نرم دل
Antonyms (English): moderate, tolerant, liberal
Usage Contexts:
Politics and social issues
Religious debates
Literary metaphor for intense love/devotion
Example Sentences:
Urdu: حکومت نے انتہا پسند گروہوں پر پابندی لگا دی۔
English: The government banned extremist groups.
Urdu: انتہا پسند سوچ معاشرے کو نقصان پہنچاتی ہے۔
English: Extremist thinking harms society.
Urdu: وہ اپنے خیالات میں انتہا پسند ہے۔
English: He is extremist in his ideas.
Urdu: انتہا پسند رویے سے اختلاف بڑھتا ہے۔
English: Extremist behavior increases conflict.
Urdu: محبت میں بھی وہ انتہا پسند نکلا۔
English: Even in love, he turned out to be an extremist.
Poetic Touch:
"محبت میں انتہا پسند ہوں، زلف کے بندھن سے آزاد نہیں" — love described with extremism.
Related Terms:
شدت پسند (Shiddat Pasand): hardliner
کٹر (Kattar): strict, rigid
تعصب (Ta’asub): prejudice