extreme
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/ɪkˈstriːm/
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/ɪkˈstriːm/
adjective
A2
very high or low, not moderate
The heat in the desert was extreme, making it almost unbearable.
B1
not normal or usual, very serious
Children will be removed from their parents only in extreme circumstances, like abuse.
B2
very different from what is normal or accepted
Their ideas are too extreme for most people to accept.
R
at the furthest point from the center or start
Kerry is in the extreme west of Ireland, almost at the edge.
noun
B2
a situation that is completely different from another
He takes a position somewhere between these two extremes, avoiding both extremes.
B2
the highest or lowest point of something
The climate is mild with no extremes of temperature, so it's never too hot or too cold.
translation
very high or low, not moderate; not normal or usual, very serious; very different from what is normal or accepted; at the furthest point from the center or start
a situation that is completely different from another; the highest or lowest point of something
Word Forms
Plural
extremes
Comparative
extremer
Superlative
extremest