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extreme

/ɪkˈstriːm/

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adjective

very great in degree

The plant is sensitive to extreme heat and cold.

They are living in extreme poverty.

If you have to go out in the storm, use extreme caution. [=be very careful]

Extreme accuracy is required.

extreme old age

[more ~; most ~] :very serious or severe

She went on an extreme diet.

Many thought that the punishment was too extreme for the crime.

extreme weather conditions

This situation calls for extreme [=drastic] measures.

The plan was rejected as too extreme.

This is an extreme example of what can happen when a company grows too quickly.

[more ~; most ~] :very far from agreeing with the opinions of most people :not moderate

He has extreme opinions when it comes to politics.

Members of the extreme right/left opposed the legislation.

always used before a noun :in the farthest possible position

In the photo, she is at/on the extreme right/left. [=she is in the position that is farthest to the right/left]

The city is in the extreme northern part of the state.

sports

unusual and dangerous

extreme sports

He is a fan of extreme skiing/snowboarding.

b always used before a noun US :involved in an unusually dangerous sport :competing in an extreme sport

an extreme athlete

He is an extreme snowboarder/skier.

go to extreme lengths

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noun

plural extremes

[count] either one of two opposite conditions, feelings, positions, etc., that are thought of as being far from what is normal or reasonable

After spending lavishly for years, the company has now gone to the opposite/other extreme and has cut expenses drastically.

His mood changed/swung from one extreme to the other. - often plural

experiencing extremes of emotion

The temperature in the desert ranges between extremes of heat and cold.

Their political views represent the extremes within the party.

There are people at both extremes within the party.

an amount or degree that is far beyond what is normal or reasonable

The movie changes the story to such an extreme [=changes it so much] that it's hardly recognizable.

They are being pushed/driven to ridiculous extremes. [=being forced to do much more than seems reasonable]

If you carry/take (something) to extremes or go to extremes, you do much more than most people would consider reasonable or normal.

The problems in our school system can be solved without going to (such) extremes.

Problems can occur when people carry/take dieting to extremes.

in the extreme

formal :to the greatest possible degree - used to make a statement more forceful

I'm finding it difficult in the extreme [=very/extremely difficult] to deal with this situation.