Use 'in the extreme' to highlight extremely intense qualities or behaviors.

Intensity Emphasis

The phrase often suggests a quality has moved beyond normal to potentially negative.

Negative Connotation

Can imply that an extreme degree of something may not be entirely positive.

Use it when you want to emphasize how severe or serious a situation is.

The phrase is often not meant to be taken literally but to stress a point.

What someone finds 'in the extreme' can be subjective – not everyone may agree.