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chau·vin·ism (s̸hō′və niz′əm)

noun

  1. militant, unreasoning, and boastful devotion to one's country; jingoism
  2. unreasoning devotion to one's race, sex, etc. with contempt for other races, the opposite sex, etc.

Etymology: Fr chauvinisme, after N. Chauvin, soldier of Napoleon I, notorious for his attachment to the lost imperial cause

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chauvinism Synonyms

chauvinism

n.

  1. Fanatical patriotism

    jingoism, superpatriotism, ultranationalism, hawkishness; see aggression 2, jingoism, patriotism.

  2. Unreasoning devotion to one's sex, race, etc.

    male chauvinism, female chauvinism, prejudice, ethnocentricity; see intolerance 2, prejudice.


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chauvinism Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • promote: It promotes chauvinism in Russia while it kills large numbers of Chechens and ruins their country.

Adjective modifier

  • Russian: In the Ukraine the Whites were crippled from the start by their Great Russian chauvinism.
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