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English Dictionary - With Multi-Lingual Search Your Query of 'McCarthyism' Resulted in 1 Matches Displaying Items 1 through 1 Definitions McCarthyism noun  The intense opposition, countering, fear and/or suspicion of Communism, particularly in the United States during the 1950s. The mass pressure, harassment, and/or blacklisting used to pressure people to follow popular political beliefs. Translations:  French: maccarthysme (1) Spanish: macartismo Etymology: Named for United States Senator Joseph McCarthy?. Originates from a 1950 Washington Post political cartoon by Herbert Block.        Find:   Words Starting With:   Words Ending With:   Words Containing:   Words That Match:    Translate Into:    Dutch   French   German    Italian   Spanish Browse the Dictionary A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

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