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jingoistic

Syllables: jin·go·ist·ic/ˌd͡ʒɪŋ.ɡəʊˈɪst.ɪk/US/ˌd͡ʒɪŋ.ɡoʊˈɪst.ɪk/

jingoistic adjective: overly patriotic or nationalistic, often with an element of favouring war or an aggressive foreign policy.

Adjective

jingoistic (comparative more jingoistic, superlative most jingoistic)

  1. Overly patriotic or nationalistic, often with an element of favouring war or an aggressive foreign policy.
    • My editorial angered both the jingoistic war hawks and the anti-war protesters.
    • The truth is that all classes—Christian and non-Christian—have yielded fatally to the pernicious interpretation which interested politicians, soldiers, manufacturers, and Jingoistic writers have put on the real economic needs of the country.1915, Joseph McCabe, “The Responsibility of the Churches”, in The War and the Churches, London: Watts & Co. 17 Johnson's Court, Fleet Street, E.C., →OCLC, page 22
    Synonyms:
    hawkish

jingoistic meaning in Urdu and Arabic

jingoistic in Urdu

اکڑباز, جنگجویانہ

jingoistic in Arabic

overly patriotic or nationalistic
جنغوي

Examples of jingoistic in a sentence

  • All this jingoistic bombast, however, was directed toward defending, not so much the national vernacular as the national belles lettres.[1921 [1919], H. L. Mencken, chapter 14, in The American Language, 2nd edition, New York: Alfred A. Knopf, →ISBN, →OCLC, § 2, page 86:
  • But are these Olympics also destined to become a jingoistic, flag-waving convention, a world-alienating Patriot Games?2002 February 7, Harvey Araton, “Jingoism Is the Way of the Olympics”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:
  • Yet still, with jingoistic horns and trumpets drowning out the roar of the deep, the stampede towards the cliff's edge gathers pace.2017 March 27, “The Observer view on triggering article 50: As Britain hurtles towards the precipice, truth and democracy are in short...

Synonyms of jingoistic

Antonyms

Forms of jingoistic

comparativemore jingoistic
superlativemost jingoistic

Origin of jingoistic

From jingo + -istic.

Words formed from jingoistic

Words that rhyme with jingoistic

29 more rhymesFewer rhymes

Questions about jingoistic

What does jingoistic mean?
Jingoistic means overly patriotic or nationalistic, often with an element of favouring war or an aggressive foreign policy.
What is jingoistic in Urdu?
Jingoistic in Urdu is اکڑباز, جنگجویانہ. See Jingoistic meaning in Urdu.
How do you use jingoistic in a sentence?
All this jingoistic bombast, however, was directed toward defending, not so much the national vernacular as the national belles lettres.
What part of speech is jingoistic?
Jingoistic is an adjective.
How do you pronounce jingoistic?
Jingoistic is pronounced /ˌd͡ʒɪŋ.ɡəʊˈɪst.ɪk/ (UK).

Words near jingoistic in the dictionary

  1. jingoes
  2. jingoish
  3. jingoism
  4. jingoisms
  5. jingoist
  6. jingoistic
  7. jingoistically
  8. jingoists
  9. jingoize
  10. jingoized
  11. jingoizes

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