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bovarism

bovarism is the alternative spelling of bovarysm.

Meaning of bovarysm

Noun

bovarysm (uncountable)

  1. An imagined or unrealistic conception of oneself.
  2. An anxiety to escape from a social or sentimental condition judged to be unsatisfactory, sometimes by building a fictitious personality.

Questions about bovarism

What is bovarism the alternative spelling of?
Bovarism is the alternative spelling of bovarysm.

Words near bovarism in the dictionary

  1. bouzouks
  2. Bouïra
  3. Bova
  4. Bovard
  5. Bovards
  6. bovarism
  7. bovarist
  8. bovarists
  9. bovarysm
  10. Bovas
  11. bovate

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