chauvinistic

/,ʃouvi'nistik/

Thân thiện

A man makes a chauvinistic remark during a team meeting.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Excessively and blindly patriotic: Characterized by an extreme, often aggressive, belief in the superiority of one's own country, often accompanied by contempt for other nations.
   • Demonstrating prejudiced belief in the superiority of one's own gender or group: Characterized by an attitude of superiority and often antagonism toward members of a different gender (especially male superiority over females) or another social group.

Usage

• The primary use is as an adjective to describe a person, attitude, behavior, or statement.
• It is a formal and critical term, often used in political, social, and gender discourse.

Examples

• Describing excessive patriotism:
  • His chauvinistic speeches promoted national superiority and dismissed international cooperation.
  • The policy was criticized as chauvinistic for favoring domestic products to an extreme degree.
• Describing gender-based prejudice:
  • She refused to work in an environment with such chauvinistic attitudes toward women.
  • His chauvinistic comments about women in leadership roles were widely condemned.

Advanced Usage

• "Chauvinistic nationalism": Refers to an extreme, belligerent form of patriotism.
  • The movement was fueled by chauvinistic nationalism.
• "Male chauvinistic": A common collocation specifying gender-based chauvinism.
  • He was accused of having male chauvinistic views.

Variants and Related Words

• Chauvinism (noun): The ideology or behavior characteristic of a chauvinistic person.
  • His chauvinism made him unpopular abroad.
• Chauvinist (noun): A person displaying chauvinistic attitudes.
  • He was labeled a chauvinist for his outdated views.

Synonyms

• Jingoistic: Similar in meaning regarding extreme patriotism (e.g., ).
• Xenophobic: Having a fear or hatred of foreigners (overlaps with nationalistic chauvinism).
• Sexist: Prejudiced based on sex, especially against women (closely related to gender-based chauvinism).
• Bigoted: Obstinately convinced of the superiority of one's own opinions.

Antonyms

• Cosmopolitan: Free from national or local prejudices.
• Egalitarian: Believing in the principle of equality for all people.
• Unpatriotic: Not showing love or support for one's country (opposite of the patriotic sense).

Idioms and Common Phrases

• "Chauvinistic pig" (informal, derogatory): A strong, insulting term for a man with extremely sexist views.
  • She called her boss a chauvinistic pig after his demeaning remarks.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. fanatically patriotic
2. of or relating to persons convinced of the superiority of their own gender or kind

Từ đồng nghĩa

• flag-waving
• jingoistic
• nationalistic
• ultranationalistic
• superpatriotic