deradicalized
Pulled from extremism
Deradicalized describes someone who has been drawn back from extreme ideological positions, typically through intervention programs or personal transformation.
The term appears most often in discussions of terrorism and political extremism: The deradicalized former militant now counsels at-risk youth.
It implies a process—someone was radicalized, then underwent a reverse journey toward more moderate views.
Reversing coercive belief implantation
- rehabilitationRecovery from injury/addiction
- reintegrationRestoration to a group
- resocializationAcquiring replacement norms and values
- disengagementWithdrawal from involvement
intervention · counseling · therapy · mentoring · reeducation · counterterrorism · support · community
Formal surrender of claim
- recantationFormal withdrawal of statement
- conversionAct of changing states
- redemptionRecovery or moral restoration
- atonementCompensation for wrongdoing
recovery · renewal · transformation · reversal · recommitment · disavowal · rejection · awakening
Willingness to accept difference
- dialogueSpoken exchange between parties
- compromiseAgreement through mutual sacrifice
- open-mindednessAcceptance of differing viewpoints
- nuanceSlight shade of difference
empathy · understanding · pluralism · coexistence · nonviolence · peaceful · reasonable · balanced
Absorbing back into whole
- resettlementReestablishing in new place
- reentryComing back in
- reconciliationRestoration of friendly relations
- acceptanceConsent to receive
community · belonging · employment · housing · education · normalization · inclusion · trust-building
Habitual return to crime
- relapseReturn to former illness
- stigmaMark of dishonor
- distrustAbsence of confidence
- surveillanceSystematic observation of subjects
skepticism · verification · authenticity · sincerity · reoffending · backsliding · vulnerability · triggers
deprogramming
Reversing coercive belief implantation
- rehabilitationRecovery from injury/addiction
- reintegrationRestoration to a group
- resocializationAcquiring replacement norms and values
disengagement · intervention · counseling · therapy · mentoring · reeducation · counterterrorism · support · community · outreach
renunciation
Formal surrender of claim
- recantationFormal withdrawal of statement
- conversionAct of changing states
- redemptionRecovery or moral restoration
atonement · recovery · renewal · transformation · reversal · recommitment · disavowal · rejection · awakening · realization
tolerance
Willingness to accept difference
- dialogueSpoken exchange between parties
- compromiseAgreement through mutual sacrifice
- open-mindednessAcceptance of differing viewpoints
nuance · empathy · understanding · pluralism · coexistence · nonviolence · peaceful · reasonable · balanced · tempered
reassimilation
Absorbing back into whole
- resettlementReestablishing in new place
- reentryComing back in
- reconciliationRestoration of friendly relations
acceptance · community · belonging · employment · housing · education · normalization · inclusion · trust-building
recidivism
Habitual return to crime
surveillance · skepticism · verification · authenticity · sincerity · reoffending · backsliding · vulnerability · triggers
deradicalizedradicalized
Made politically extreme
extremist · fanatical · indoctrinated · fundamentalist · militant
deradicalizedradicalized
Made politically extreme
recruited · indoctrinated · converted · groomed · mobilized
deradicalizedunreformed
Not corrected or amended
unrehabilitated · active · dangerous · operational · at-risk