esquerdopatia
Portuguese
Etymology
Blend of esquerda + psicopatia, literally “left-wing psychopathy”, “leftopathy”; coined (alongside esquerdopata) by Brazilian journalist Reinaldo Azevedo in 2011.[1][2]
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /is.keʁ.do.paˈt͡ʃi.ɐ/ [is.keɦ.do.paˈt͡ʃi.ɐ], /es.keʁ.do.paˈt͡ʃi.ɐ/ [es.keɦ.do.paˈt͡ʃi.ɐ]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /is.keɾ.do.paˈt͡ʃi.ɐ/, /es.keɾ.do.paˈt͡ʃi.ɐ/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /iʃ.keʁ.do.paˈt͡ʃi.ɐ/, /eʃ.keʁ.do.paˈt͡ʃi.ɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /es.keɻ.do.paˈt͡ʃi.a/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /(i)ʃ.kɨɾ.du.pɐˈti.ɐ/ [(i)ʃ.kɨɾ.ðu.pɐˈti.ɐ]
Noun
esquerdopatia f (plural esquerdopatias) (Brazil, neologism, politics, derogatory)
- left-wing extremism; fanaticism about left-wing ideals
- Coordinate term: direitopatia
- (by extension) any degree of leftism
- Synonyms: esquerdismo, progressismo
Derived terms
References
- ^ Azevedo, Reinaldo (30 November 2011), “Esquerdopatia, a psicopatia da política. [Leftopathy, the psychopathy of politics.]”, in Blog[1] (in Portuguese), Veja, archived from the original on 8 February 2022: “Há tempos emprego a palavra “esquerdopata” […] para definir certo tipo de comportamento. Alguém tocado pela esquerdopatia está sempre justificando os malfeitos daqueles da sua turma. ― For some time I have been employing the word “leftopath” […] to define a certain kind of behavior. One who has been touched by leftopathy will always be justifying the misdeeds of his fellows.”
- ^ Reinaldo Azevedo (@reinaldoazevedo) (11 January 2021), Twitter[2] (in Portuguese), archived from the original on 10 August 2025: “Pra começo de conversa, quem inventou o termo “esquerdopatia” fui eu. Logo, ele supõe a existência da “direitopatia” . Fui sutil demais? ― For starters, who invented the term “esquerdopatia” was I. Thence, he assumes the existence of [the term] “direitopatia” [literally “rightopathy”]. Have I been oversubtle?”