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- Dictionarychauvinistic/ˌʃəʊvɪˈnɪstɪk/
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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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] .
believing or showing an unreasonable belief that your own country or race is the best or most important: The crowd was enthusiastically singing chauvinistic patriotic songs. believing that or behaving as if women are naturally less important, intelligent, or able than men:
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 definition: 1. the strong and unreasonable belief that your own country or race is the best or most important…. Learn more.
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.
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.
