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CHAUVINIST definition: 1. believing or showing an unreasonable belief that your own country or race is the best or most…. Learn 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.
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] .
A chauvinist is someone who blindly and enthusiastically believes in the superiority of his cause or people. If you grew up in New York and refuse to eat at any pizzeria beyond a five-mile radius of the Empire State Building, you could be described as a New York pizza chauvinist.
CHAUVINISM definition: 1. the strong and unreasonable belief that your own country or race is the best or most important…. Learn more.
noun. a person who is aggressively and blindly patriotic, especially one devoted to military glory. a person who believes one gender is superior to the other, as a male chauvinist or a female chauvinist.
a person who has an aggressive and unreasonable belief that their own country is better than all others. See chauvinist in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Check pronunciation: chauvinist. Definition of chauvinist noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.
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.
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.
Chauvinism is a strong, unreasonable belief that your own country is more important and morally better than other people's. [ disapproval ] It may also appeal to the latent chauvinism of many ordinary people.
