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chauvinisms

chauvinisms is the plural of chauvinism.

Meaning of chauvinism

Noun

chauvinism (countable and uncountable, plural chauvinisms)

  1. (derogatory) Excessive patriotism, eagerness for national superiority; jingoism.
    • (C. S.) Lewis occasionally expressed a somewhat tongue-in-cheek chauvinism towards the English. Describing an encounter with a fellow Irishman, he wrote: "Like all Irish people who meet in England, we ended by criticisms on the invincible flippancy and dullness of the Anglo-Saxon race.
  2. (derogatory) Unwarranted bias, favoritism, or devotion to one's own particular group, cause, or idea.
    • Feminists say that male chauvinism is still prevalent in cultures worldwide.

Questions about chauvinisms

What is chauvinisms the plural of?
Chauvinisms is the plural of chauvinism.

Words near chauvinisms in the dictionary

  1. chautha
  2. chauthas
  3. chauve-souris
  4. Chauvin
  5. chauvinism
  6. chauvinisms
  7. chauvinist
  8. chauvinistic
  9. chauvinistically
  10. chauvinists
  11. chauvinize

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