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- [naht-see, nat-]
- /ˈnɑt si, ˈnæt-/
- /ˈnɑːt.si/
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- [naht-see, nat-]
- /ˈnɑt si, ˈnæt-/
Definitions of nazis word
- noun plural nazis a member of the National Socialist German Workers' Party, which controlled Germany from 1933 to 1945 under Adolf Hitler and advocated totalitarian government, territorial expansion, anti-Semitism, and Aryan supremacy, all these leading directly to World War II and the Holocaust. 1
- noun plural nazis (often lowercase) a person elsewhere who holds similar views. 1
- noun plural nazis (often lowercase) Sometimes Offensive. a person who is fanatically dedicated to or seeks to regulate a specified activity, practice, etc.: a jazz nazi who disdains other forms of music; health nazis trying to ban junk food. 1
- adjective nazis of or relating to the Nazis. 1
- noun nazis Nazi in the extended sense of "a fanatical or domineering person" has existed at least since 1980 and parallels the use of the word police in the language police/the grammar police . Though this usage of Nazi is usually intended as jocular, it implies being intolerant of other people’s views and practices. And many people consider any extended use of the word Nazi to be offensive, in that it trivializes the terrible crimes of the German Nazis. 1
- noun nazis Plural form of nazi. 1
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Origin of nazis
First appearance:
before 1925 One of the 11% newest English words
1925-30; < German Nazi, short for Nationalsozialist National Socialist
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nazis popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 97% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
nazis usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for nazis
noun nazis
- autocrat — An autocrat is a person in authority who has complete power.
- tyrant — a sovereign or other ruler who uses power oppressively or unjustly.
- authoritarian — If you describe a person or an organization as authoritarian, you are critical of them controlling everything rather than letting people decide things for themselves.
- totalitarian — of or relating to a centralized government that does not tolerate parties of differing opinion and that exercises dictatorial control over many aspects of life.
- nazi — a member of the National Socialist German Workers' Party, which controlled Germany from 1933 to 1945 under Adolf Hitler and advocated totalitarian government, territorial expansion, anti-Semitism, and Aryan supremacy, all these leading directly to World War II and the Holocaust.
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