chauvinism
IPA: ʃˈoʊvʌnɪzʌm
noun
- (derogatory) Excessive patriotism, eagerness for national superiority; jingoism.
- (derogatory) Unwarranted bias, favoritism, or devotion to one's own particular group, cause, or idea.
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Examples of "chauvinism" in Sentences
- The chauvinism above is inappropriate.
- Chauvinism is definitely the word for it.
- Local chauvinism is a big problem in here.
- Chauvinism has been used to describe the reports.
- R.Schuster is mightly ignorant and savor of the chauvinism.
- The chauvinism Shahak describes is his explanation for the cause.
- The charge of male chauvinism has tended to be lacking in balance.
- The work also lampoons male vanity and chauvinism in the military.
- She is one of the worst examples of female chauvinism on television.
- A contemporary use of the term in English is in the phrase male chauvinism.