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chauvinism
[ shoh-vuh-niz-uhm ]
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. Compare male chauvinism.
chauvinism
/ ˈʃəʊɪˌɪə /
noun
- aggressive or fanatical patriotism; jingoism
- enthusiastic devotion to a cause
- smug irrational belief in the superiority of one's own race, party, sex, etc
male chauvinism
chauvinism
- Exaggerated belief in the supremacy of one's nation, class , caste , or group. Chauvinism usually involves xenophobia .
Notes
Derived Forms
- ˌܱˈپ, adjective
- ˈܱԾ, noun
- ˌܱˈپally, adverb
Other yvlog Forms
- v· noun
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of chauvinism1
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of chauvinism1
Example Sentences
With a few deft strokes of his pen, he could convey the quiver of self-doubt, the swagger of chauvinism, the crush of depression.
Mexico still has a famously intense “machismo,” or culture of male chauvinism, that has created large economic and social disparities in society.
Mr. Tate, who regularly uses various platforms to broadcast his virulent brand of male chauvinism, posted on social media Tuesday morning, “The Matrix is afraid, but I only fear God.”
“Turandot” has been on the receiving end of calls for revision and more for the stereotypes it perpetuates about Chinese people — such as its “dragon lady” title princess — recalling an imperialistic era of European chauvinism.
Men turn up in just a tiny handful — a 2010 series on the Christian origin story of Adam and Eve — but only to clarify the structural foundations of routine, often unacknowledged chauvinism.
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