chauvinism
English
editEtymology
editBorrowed from French chauvinisme (“idealistic devotion to Napoleon”), named for Nicolas Chauvin, a legendary and excessively patriotic soldier of the French First Republic. The figure of Chauvin became especially famous as a character in the play La Cocarde Tricolore by the Cogniard brothers.
Pronunciation
edit- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈʃəʊ.vɪ.nɪ.zəm/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - (US) IPA(key): /ˈʃoʊ.vɪˌnɪzm̩/
- (General Australian) IPA(key): /ˈʃəʊ.və.nɪ.zəm/
Noun
editchauvinism (countable and uncountable, plural chauvinisms)
- (derogatory) Excessive patriotism, eagerness for national superiority; jingoism.
- (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.
- 1952, Ralph Ellison, Invisible Man, Penguin Books (2014), page 312:
- “This is an outrageous example of unconscious racial chauvinism!” Jack said.
Synonyms
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editTranslations
editexcessive patriotism
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unwarranted bias
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See also
editSwedish
editEtymology
editFrom French chauvinisme.
Noun
editchauvinism c
Declension
editDeclension of chauvinism | ||||
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Indefinite | Definite | |||
Nominative | chauvinism | chauvinismen | — | — |
Genitive | chauvinisms | chauvinismens | — | — |
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- en:Forms of discrimination
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