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View synonyms for chauvinistic
chauvinistic
[ shoh-vuh-nis-tik ]
adjective
- aggressively and blindly devoted to a certain system of beliefs, especially patriotism or nationalism:
The study of historical colonialism reveals a chauvinistic attitude toward other cultures and an implicit assumption that the West was the standard of civilized life for the rest of the world.
- believing that one gender is superior to another:
These four remarkable women composers, whose work is largely unknown, were ignored until now because of the chauvinistic attitudes that prevailed in their time.
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- chau·vin·is·ti·cal·ly adverb
- un·chau·vin·is·tic adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of chauvinistic1
First recorded in 1865–70; chauvinist ( def ) + -ic ( def )
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