| 单词 | lunatic fringe |
| 释义 | lunatic fringeSEE SYNONYMS FOR lunatic fringe ON THESAURUS.COM nounmembers on the periphery of any group, especially political, social, or religious, who hold extreme or fanatical views. Origin of lunatic fringeAn Americanism dating back to 1910–15 Words nearby lunatic fringelunar year, lunate, lunate bone, lunatic, lunatic asylum, lunatic fringe, lunation, lunch, lunchbox, lunch counter, luncheon Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for lunatic fringelunatic fringe nounthe members of a society or group who adopt or support views regarded as extreme or fanatical Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Cultural definitions for lunatic fringelunatic fringe Derogatory name for the extreme radical members of a group, especially in politics: “The candidate referred to the organization as being on the lunatic fringe of conservatism.” The term was coined by Theodore Roosevelt. The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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