chauvinism
noun
chau·vin·ism
ˈshō-və-ˌni-zəm 
1
: an attitude of superiority toward members of the opposite sex
male chauvinism
also
: behavior expressive of such an attitude
2
: undue partiality or attachment to a group or place to which one belongs or has belonged
regional chauvinism
3
: excessive or blind patriotism compare jingoism
his fervent nationalism mutated into blatant chauvinism—
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Examples of chauvinism in a Sentence
their ingrained chauvinism has blinded them to their country's faults
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There was also the feud with Brooks Koepka, which smacked of chauvinism run amok.
—Dave Skretta, Orlando Sentinel, 18 June 2024
The Bolsheviks—motivated by Vladimir Lenin’s distaste for chauvinism, as well as a desire to eradicate their political opponents—imprisoned, exiled, or executed Russian nationalists.
—Jade McGlynn, Foreign Affairs, 17 Aug. 2023
Their aim was to present a united front against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his right-wing Bharatiya Janata Party, whose chauvinism and authoritarianism have had a chilling effect on the world’s biggest democracy.
—Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 21 Mar. 2024
What’s more, critics say, the campaign encourages cultural chauvinism—tribal strength and sovereignty depend on a community being able to determine whom to invite in, not on the watchful policing of sometimes arbitrary genetic boundaries.
—Jay Caspian Kang, The New Yorker, 26 Feb. 2024
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Dave Skretta, Orlando Sentinel, 18 June 2024
The Bolsheviks—motivated by Vladimir Lenin’s distaste for chauvinism, as well as a desire to eradicate their political opponents—imprisoned, exiled, or executed Russian nationalists.
—Jade McGlynn, Foreign Affairs, 17 Aug. 2023
Their aim was to present a united front against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his right-wing Bharatiya Janata Party, whose chauvinism and authoritarianism have had a chilling effect on the world’s biggest democracy.
—Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 21 Mar. 2024
What’s more, critics say, the campaign encourages cultural chauvinism—tribal strength and sovereignty depend on a community being able to determine whom to invite in, not on the watchful policing of sometimes arbitrary genetic boundaries.
—Jay Caspian Kang, The New Yorker, 26 Feb. 2024
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chauvinism
noun
chau·vin·ism
ˈshō-və-ˌniz-əm
1
: exaggerated or unthinking patriotism
2
: an attitude that the members of one's own sex are always better than those of the opposite sex
also
: behavior that shows such an attitude
Etymology
from French chauvinisme "chauvinism," named for Nicholas Chauvin, a character in a play
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