chauvinism C2+ Topic:Numbers & Quantity US /ˈʃoʊvəˌnɪzəm/ UK /ˈʃəʊvɪˌnɪzəm/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun aggressive or prejudiced loyalty to one's own group or sex His casual chauvinism dismissed every idea the women raised. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · aggressive or prejudiced... jingoismnationalismbiasprejudicesexismbigotrypartisanship ↔ Opposites egalitarianismtoleranceimpartiality Word family Derived forms chauvinistchauvinistic Related forms chauvinist Etymology AI details From French chauvinisme, named after Nicolas Chauvin, a (perhaps apocryphal) Napoleonic soldier noted for excessive patriotism, + -isme. Topics Numbers & Quantity Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # chauvinism **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈʃoʊvəˌnɪzəm/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈʃəʊvɪˌnɪzəm/ ## Meanings 1. aggressive or prejudiced loyalty to one's own group or sex ## Examples - His casual chauvinism dismissed every idea the women raised. ## Synonyms - jingoism - nationalism - bias - prejudice - sexism - bigotry - partisanship ## Antonyms - egalitarianism - tolerance - impartiality ## Derived Forms - chauvinist - chauvinistic ## Related Forms - chauvinist ## Etymology From French chauvinisme, named after Nicolas Chauvin, a (perhaps apocryphal) Napoleonic soldier noted for excessive patriotism, + -isme. ## AI Etymology Chauvinism comes from French chauvinisme, named after Nicolas Chauvin, a (perhaps apocryphal) Napoleonic soldier noted for excessive patriotism, + -isme. Morphologically, chauvinism is transparent: it draws on French chauvinisme, named after Nicolas Chauvin, a (perhaps apocryphal) Napoleonic soldier noted for excessive patriotism, + -isme. Used as a noun, chauvinism now means "aggressive or prejudiced loyalty to one's own group or sex", so the present definition can be read against the older forms and meanings. The same lexical family is also visible in derived forms such as chauvinist and chauvinistic and related forms such as chauvinist. The result is a borrowed or transmitted form whose modern spelling carries a compact record of its route into English. ## Topics - Numbers & Quantity - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown