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chauvinism 音标拼音: [ʃ'ovən ,ɪzəm] n. 盲目的爱国心,沙文主义 盲目的爱国心,沙文主义 chauvinism n 1: fanatical patriotism [ synonym: { chauvinism}, { jingoism}, { superpatriotism}, { ultranationalism}] 2: activity indicative of belief in the superiority of men over women [ synonym: { male chauvinism}, { chauvinism}, { antifeminism}] Chauvinism \ Chau" vin* ism\, n. [ F. chauvinisme, from Nicolas Chauvin, a character represented as making grotesque and threatening displays of his attachment to his fallen chief, Napoleon I., in 1815 ( in the play La Cocarde tricolor, 1831).] 1. Blind and absurd devotion to a fallen leader or an obsolete cause; hence, absurdly vainglorious or exaggerated patriotism. [ 1913 Webster] 2. exaggerated and unreasoning partisanship to any group or cause; -- as, male chauvinism, i. e. belief in the superiority of males. [ PJC] -- { Chau" vin* ist}, n. & adj. -- { Chau` vin* is" tic}, a. [ 1913 Webster] Note: To have a generous belief in the greatness of one' s country is not chauvinism. It is the character of the latter quality to be wildly extravagant, to be fretful and childish and silly, to resent a doubt as an insult, and to offend by its very frankness. -- Prof. H. Tuttle. [ 1913 Webster] 71 Moby Thesaurus words for " chauvinism": Americanism, Anglicism, Briticism, Jim Crow, Jim Crow law, aggression, aggressiveness, antagonism, anti- Semitism, apartheid, bellicism, bellicosity, belligerence, belligerency, black power, black supremacy, class consciousness, class distinction, class hatred, class prejudice, class war, color bar, color line, combativeness, contentiousness, discrimination, fascism, ferocity, fierceness, fight, flag waving, hostility, jingoism, know- nothingism, love of country, male chauvinist, martialism, militancy, militarism, minority prejudice, nationalism, nationality, overpatriotism, patriotics, patriotism, pugnaciousness, pugnacity, quarrelsomeness, race hatred, race prejudice, race snobbery, racial discrimination, racialism, racism, red- baiting, saber rattling, segregation, sex discrimination, sexism, social barrier, social discrimination, superpatriotism, truculence, ultranationalism, unfriendliness, unpeacefulness, warmongering, warpath, white power, white supremacy, xenophobia
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