chauvinism

noun

chau·vin·ism | \ ˈshō-və-ˌni-zəm

Definition of chauvinism

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 his fervent nationalism mutated into blatant chauvinism —Elizabeth Fuller

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Other words from chauvinism

chauvinist \-və-nist

\ noun or adjective

chauvinistic \ˌshō-və-ˈnis-tik

\ adjective

chauvinistically \-ti-k(ə-)lē

\ adverb

Examples of chauvinism in a Sentence

their ingrained chauvinism has blinded them to their country's faults

Recent Examples on the Web

For in the dozen or so countries that make up South-East Asia, liberal democracy has long struggled in the face of authoritarianism, bolstered by monarchism, nationalism and ethnic chauvinism. — The Economist, "South-East Asia: lots of elections, not so much democracy," 24 May 2018 Chilling chauvinism There certainly is ample evidence within Mercury 13 to back up its central conclusion. — Eric Berger, Ars Technica, "Netflix film examines why NASA shunned women astronauts in early days," 20 Apr. 2018 Mr Abadi does not share Mr Maliki’s Shia chauvinism and has canvassed Sunni and Kurdish votes. — The Economist, "A cleric who once tormented America seems to have won Iraq’s election," 19 May 2018 Viewing the world through these lenses led to the medicalization of any and all dissent: Anything less than full-throated chauvinism meant a person was deficient in Gemüt, which, in turn, was potentially damaging to the Volk. — Seth Mnookin, New York Times, "Was Autism a Nazi Invention?," 18 June 2018 This abuse was part of a larger prejudice against marsupials that is sometimes called placental chauvinism. — Brooke Jarvis, The New Yorker, "The Obsessive Search for the Tasmanian Tiger," 16 Jan. 2012 To generate a new surge, that example suggested, was likely to require another high-profile case of chauvinism. — The Economist, "LexingtonWomen could be the undoing of Donald Trump," 17 Feb. 2018 But chauvinism came at a cost: an independent scene was developing, and isolation bred stasis. — Leo Robson, The New Yorker, "How We Watch Soccer Now," 5 Dec. 2016 Uber made that move as part of an effort under Chief Executive Dara Khosrowshahi, who was appointed last August, to help overcome its reputation for being permissive about chauvinism. — Greg Bensinger, WSJ, "Uber’s New Rules on Arbitration for Sex-Related Claims Face First Test," 21 May 2018

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