Hurrapatriotismus
German edit
Etymology edit
From hurra (“hurrah, hooray”) + Patriotismus (“patriotism”).
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /hʊˈraːpatrioˌtɪsmʊs/, [hʊˈʁaː.pa.tʁi.oˌtɪs.mʊs], [hu-], [-tʁɪ-]
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: Hur‧ra‧pa‧tri‧o‧tis‧mus
Noun edit
Hurrapatriotismus m (strong, genitive Hurrapatriotismus, no plural)
- (derogatory) overconfident, naive and emotional patriotism, especially in time of war or crisis; flag-waving, jingoism
- Wir dürfen nicht in Hurrapatriotismus verfallen, sondern müssen die geopolitische Lage klug und nüchtern analysieren.
- We mustn’t lapse into flag-waving jingoism, but rather analyse the geopolitical situation wisely and objectively.
Declension edit
Declension of Hurrapatriotismus [sg-only, masculine, strong]
Related terms edit
Descendants edit
- → Polish: hurapatriotyzm
- → Russian: ура-патриотизм (ura-patriotizm)
Further reading edit
- “Hurrapatriotismus” in Duden online
- “Hurrapatriotismus” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache