Associations to the word «Mccarthyism»
Noun
- Mccarthy
- Scare
- Communism
- Hysteria
- Espionage
- Communist
- Conservatism
- Eisenhower
- Truman
- Hearing
- Wheeling
- Accusation
- Cold
- Fbi
- Patriotism
- Excess
- Rothschild
- Loyalty
- Repression
- Hollywood
- Witch
- Liberal
- Anti
- Persecution
- Fascism
- Ellen
- Senator
- Capitalism
- Hoover
- Hunt
- Terrorism
- Accused
- Joseph
- Era
- Tactic
- Socialism
- Treason
- Victim
- Vietnam
- Freedom
- Un
- Eugene
- Screenwriter
- Politics
- Mcdonald
- Red
- Suspicion
- Ideology
- Opponent
- Committee
- Cartoon
- Liberty
- Privacy
- Conscience
- Progressive
- Speech
- Socialist
- Confession
- Height
- America
- Activity
- Miller
- Ted
- Counsel
- Spy
- Investigation
- Trial
- Fear
- Period
- Rise
- Declaration
- Right
- Security
- Republican
- States
- Bureau
- Harvard
- Left
- Policy
Adjective
Adverb
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
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.