Definitions for McCarthyism

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McCarthyism Mc·Car·thy·ism

Spelling: [muh-kahr-thee-iz-uh m]

IPA: /məˈkɑr θiˌɪz əm/

Mccarthyism is a 11 letter English word.

You can make 644 anagrams from letters in McCarthyism (acchimmrsty).

Definitions for McCarthyism

noun

1. the practice of making accusations of disloyalty, especially of pro-Communist activity, in many instances unsupported by proof or based on slight, doubtful, or irrelevant evidence.
2. the practice of making unfair allegations or using unfair investigative techniques, especially in order to restrict dissent or political criticism.

Origin of McCarthyism

1950, Americanism; after J. R. McCarthy; see -ism

Examples for McCarthyism

The NRA is certainly less of an evil than slavery, but is it really less ugly than McCarthyism?

McCarthyism was the norm: a threat to democracy laid to rest by the legislative branch of the American government.

But by 1953, with McCarthyism and the second Red Scare in full swing, the FBI moved from surreptitious research to direct contact.