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- [shoh-vuh-niz-uh m]
- /ˈʃoʊ vəˌnɪz əm/
- /ˈʃəʊ.vɪ.nɪ.zəm/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [shoh-vuh-niz-uh m]
- /ˈʃoʊ vəˌnɪz əm/
Definitions of chauvinism word
- uncountable noun chauvinism Chauvinism is a strong, unreasonable belief that your own country is more important and morally better than other people's. 3
- noun chauvinism aggressive or fanatical patriotism; jingoism 3
- noun chauvinism enthusiastic devotion to a cause 3
- noun chauvinism smug irrational belief in the superiority of one's own race, party, sex, etc 3
- noun chauvinism militant, unreasoning, and boastful devotion to one's country; jingoism 3
- noun chauvinism unreasoning devotion to one's race, sex, etc. with contempt for other races, the opposite sex, etc. 3
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Origin of chauvinism
First appearance:
before 1865 One of the 28% newest English words
1865-70; < French chauvinisme, equivalent to chauvin jingo (named after N. Chauvin, a soldier in Napoleon's army noted for loud-mouthed patriotism) + -isme -ism
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Parts of speech for Chauvinism
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chauvinism popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 74% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
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noun chauvinism
- fanaticism — fanatical character, spirit, or conduct.
- narrowness — of little breadth or width; not broad or wide; not as wide as usual or expected: a narrow path.
- nationalism — spirit or aspirations common to the whole of a nation.
- jingoism — the spirit, policy, or practice of jingoes; bellicose chauvinism.
- zealotry — undue or excessive zeal; fanaticism.
verb chauvinism
- jaundice — Also called icterus. Pathology. yellow discoloration of the skin, whites of the eyes, etc., due to an increase of bile pigments in the blood, often symptomatic of certain diseases, as hepatitis. Compare physiologic jaundice.
- illiberality — narrowminded; bigoted.
- prepossess — to possess or dominate mentally beforehand, as a prejudice does.
- headset — Radio, Telephony. a device consisting of one or two earphones with a headband for holding them over the ears and sometimes with a mouthpiece attached.
Antonyms for chauvinism
noun chauvinism
- unbias — to free from prejudice or bias
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