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- Dictionarychau·vin·is·tic/ˌSHōvəˈnistik/
adjective
- 1. displaying excessive or prejudiced support for one's own cause or group, in particular showing male prejudice against women: "she overcomes the surly objections of her chauvinistic editor to uncover the truth"
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showing an aggressive and unreasonable belief that your own country is better than all others. chauvinistic nationalism. Check pronunciation: chauvinistic. Definition of chauvinistic adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. : an attitude of superiority toward members of the opposite sex. male chauvinism. also : behavior expressive of such an attitude. 2. : undue partiality or attachment to a group or place to which one belongs or has belonged. regional chauvinism. 3. : excessive or blind patriotism compare jingoism.
Definition of chauvinism noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Definition of chauvinism noun in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
the strong and unreasonable belief that your own country or race is the best or most important: The war stimulated an intense national chauvinism. (also male chauvinism) the belief that women are naturally less important, intelligent, or able than men. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Patriotism & nationalism. anti-national.
Chauvinistic definition: aggressively and blindly devoted to a certain system of beliefs, especially patriotism or nationalism. See examples of CHAUVINISTIC used in a sentence.
Chauvinism ( / ˈʃoʊvɪnɪzəm / SHOH-vih-nih-zəm) is the unreasonable belief in the superiority or dominance of one's own group or people, who are seen as strong and virtuous, while others are considered weak, unworthy, or inferior. [1] .
noun. zealous and aggressive patriotism or blind enthusiasm for military glory. biased devotion to any group, attitude, or cause: religious chauvinism. the denigration, disparagement, and patronization of a particular gender based on the belief that one gender is inferior to another and thus deserving of less than equal treatment or benefit.
/ˌʃoʊvəˈnɪzəm/ /ˈʃʌʊvɪnɪzəm/ IPA guide. Other forms: chauvinisms. Chauvinism means the belief that your country is superior to all others. If you traveled to China and complained about everything that was unfamiliar and talked about how much better things are back home, you'd be guilty of chauvinism.
The adjective chauvinistic is useful for describing people who strongly believe in the superiority of their own gender or kind. A chauvinistic man might say women are too emotional to hold stressful jobs.
