Associations to the word «Mccarthyism»
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Wiktionary
MCCARTHYISM, noun. (pejorative) The mass pressure, harassment, and/or blacklisting used to pressure people to follow popular political beliefs.
MCCARTHYISM, proper noun. The intense opposition, countering, fear and/or suspicion of Communism, particularly in the United States during the 1950s.
Dictionary definition
MCCARTHYISM, noun. Unscrupulously accusing people of disloyalty (as by saying they were Communists).
Wise words
The right word may be effective, but no word was ever as
effective as a rightly timed pause.