as in nationalism
excessive favoritism towards one's own country
their ingrained chauvinism has blinded them to their country's faults
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Recent Examples of chauvinism
Lajo is a victim of crime perpetrated at the nexus of patriarchy and religious chauvinism.
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JSTOR Daily,
30 Oct. 2025
This moment of intrafamily chauvinism unspools into a broader consideration of the patriarchy at work.
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Lovia Gyarkye,
IndieWire,
19 Aug. 2025
My West Coast chauvinism crumbled during a recent tour of New England beer and baseball.
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Peter Rowe,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Aug. 2025
More important, Arab chauvinism toward Southeast Asian Muslims—an attitude codified in The Management of Savagery, by the jihadi strategist Abu Bakr Naji—could limit the scope of future cooperation.
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Zachary Abuza,
Foreign Affairs,
16 Sep. 2019
See All Example Sentences for chauvinism
JSTOR Daily,
30 Oct. 2025
This moment of intrafamily chauvinism unspools into a broader consideration of the patriarchy at work.
—
Lovia Gyarkye,
IndieWire,
19 Aug. 2025
My West Coast chauvinism crumbled during a recent tour of New England beer and baseball.
—
Peter Rowe,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Aug. 2025
More important, Arab chauvinism toward Southeast Asian Muslims—an attitude codified in The Management of Savagery, by the jihadi strategist Abu Bakr Naji—could limit the scope of future cooperation.
—
Zachary Abuza,
Foreign Affairs,
16 Sep. 2019
See All Example Sentences for chauvinism
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chauvinism
Noun
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The issue, protesters said, is less about nationalism than about protecting an industry that relies on specialized expertise honed over many years.
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Research published in 2024 in the Journal of Political Ideologies similarly describes patriotism as being associated with commitment to democratic ideals and community, while nationalism is often conceptualized as a more exclusionary and uncritical attachment to the nation.
Noun
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Some say displaying the flag is more about peer pressure than patriotism.
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For Germans, displays of patriotism are broadly considered gauche, owing to the enduring national guilt from World War II.
Noun
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This was an era of over-the-top displays of patriotism and even jingoism; the phrase Let’s make America great again was in.
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Tapping into national pride — dare say jingoism — might have done the trick.
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“Chauvinism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chauvinism. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.
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