Chauvinistic
adjective
Believing that the people, customs, and ideas of your own country or race are the best and having no respect for others.
He has a chauvinistic belief in the superiority of his own race.
Often appears as...
- chauvinistic attitude
- chauvinistic belief
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Disapproving
adjective
Showing or relating to excessive or prejudiced loyalty or support for a particular group or cause.
The research is described as chauvinistic and biased.
Often appears as...
- chauvinistic viewpoint
- chauvinistic ideology
Usage tips
Disapproving
Academic
adjective
Believing that the people, customs, and ideas of your own country or race are the best and having no respect for others.
He has a chauvinistic belief in the superiority of his own race.
Often appears as...
- chauvinistic attitude
- chauvinistic belief
Usage tips
Disapproving
adjective
Showing or relating to excessive or prejudiced loyalty or support for a particular group or cause.
The research is described as chauvinistic and biased.
Often appears as...
- chauvinistic viewpoint
- chauvinistic ideology
Usage tips
Disapproving
Academic
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Pro Tip 1/3Negative Connotation
The word 'chauvinistic' often carries a negative judgment and is used to criticize.
His speech was criticized for its chauvinistic comments about other countries.
Pro Tip 2/3Cultural Sensitivity
Be cautious using 'chauvinistic' as it can offend if misapplied to someone's cultural pride.
Calling someone's patriotism 'chauvinistic' might insult them.
Pro Tip 3/3Current Context
'Chauvinistic' is less about general pride and more about perceived superiority based on nationality or race.
Referring to local dishes as 'uncivilized' is a display of chauvinistic views.
Pro Tip 1/3Negative Connotation
The word 'chauvinistic' often carries a negative judgment and is used to criticize.
His speech was criticized for its chauvinistic comments about other countries.
Pro Tip 2/3Cultural Sensitivity
Be cautious using 'chauvinistic' as it can offend if misapplied to someone's cultural pride.
Calling someone's patriotism 'chauvinistic' might insult them.
Pro Tip 3/3Current Context
'Chauvinistic' is less about general pride and more about perceived superiority based on nationality or race.
Referring to local dishes as 'uncivilized' is a display of chauvinistic views.
Pro Tip 1/3Negative Connotation
The word 'chauvinistic' often carries a negative judgment and is used to criticize.
His speech was criticized for its chauvinistic comments about other countries.
Pro Tip 2/3Cultural Sensitivity
Be cautious using 'chauvinistic' as it can offend if misapplied to someone's cultural pride.
Calling someone's patriotism 'chauvinistic' might insult them.
Pro Tip 3/3Current Context
'Chauvinistic' is less about general pride and more about perceived superiority based on nationality or race.
Referring to local dishes as 'uncivilized' is a display of chauvinistic views.
Compare with
homophobicjingoisticmisogynisticnationalisticpatrioticracistsexistxenophobe
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Lee Cronin: Making...
In your own mind, what do you believe the chances are that walking around on some other planet is non-carbon-based life, walking or oozing or something? I think it's 100 percent. Because the thing is, we are so chauvinistic to biology,
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Where foreign laws and...
have our own standards of what we think make for a just legal system within our own borders we should not take a parochial or chauvinistic view of those standards no country has a monopoly on
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Lee Cronin: Making...
In your own mind, what do you believe the chances are that walking around on some other planet is non-carbon-based life, walking or oozing or something? I think it's 100 percent. Because the thing is, we are so chauvinistic to biology,
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Where foreign laws and...
have our own standards of what we think make for a just legal system within our own borders we should not take a parochial or chauvinistic view of those standards no country has a monopoly on
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Chris Matthews
American Journalist
Reagan was all about America, and you talked about it. Obama is, 'We are above that now. We're not just parochial, we're not just chauvinistic, we're not just provincial. We stand for something.' I mean, in a way, Obama's standing above the country, above - above the world. He's sort of God. He's going to bring all different sides together.
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Rick Perlstein
American Historian
The only times during my religious instruction I remember hearing God's name invoked with any sincere conviction at all was in the oft-repeated and breathtakingly chauvinistic claim that Israel's 'miraculous' military victories over much-stronger enemies proved that He was ever on Zion's side.
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Gemma Arterton
English Actress
The industry is quite chauvinistic generally. Expectations of women, girls, what they should look like, how they should be, what they should say, what they should wear, how their hair should be, what colour their skin should be.
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Pedro Almodovar
Spanish Director
La Mancha is a very macho, chauvinistic society. I saw very clearly that my life had to be in Madrid, and I liberated myself from my mum and dad after high school.
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Barbi Benton
American Model
I don't wish to sound chauvinistic, but I feel the female body is beautiful to look at, more so than a male's.
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Anushka Sharma
Indian Actress
If you are chauvinistic mind, you will not be able to take the fact there is a strong, successful girl.
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Irvine Welsh
Scottish Novelist
People should be able to express their culture without getting into all that chauvinistic thing.
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Michelle Payne
Australian Athlete
It's such a chauvinistic sport, a lot of the owners wanted to kick me off.
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Jerry O'Connell
American Actor
I think it's chauvinistic to think that women don't like to get scared.
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Gordon Ramsay
Scottish Chef
I'm quite a chauvinistic person.
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Chris Matthews
American Journalist
Reagan was all about America, and you talked about it. Obama is, 'We are above that now. We're not just parochial, we're not just chauvinistic, we're not just provincial. We stand for something.' I mean, in a way, Obama's standing above the country, above - above the world. He's sort of God. He's going to bring all different sides together.
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Rick Perlstein
American Historian
The only times during my religious instruction I remember hearing God's name invoked with any sincere conviction at all was in the oft-repeated and breathtakingly chauvinistic claim that Israel's 'miraculous' military victories over much-stronger enemies proved that He was ever on Zion's side.
Quote examples
Gemma Arterton
English Actress
The industry is quite chauvinistic generally. Expectations of women, girls, what they should look like, how they should be, what they should say, what they should wear, how their hair should be, what colour their skin should be.
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Pedro Almodovar
Spanish Director
La Mancha is a very macho, chauvinistic society. I saw very clearly that my life had to be in Madrid, and I liberated myself from my mum and dad after high school.
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Barbi Benton
American Model
I don't wish to sound chauvinistic, but I feel the female body is beautiful to look at, more so than a male's.
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Anushka Sharma
Indian Actress
If you are chauvinistic mind, you will not be able to take the fact there is a strong, successful girl.
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Irvine Welsh
Scottish Novelist
People should be able to express their culture without getting into all that chauvinistic thing.
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Michelle Payne
Australian Athlete
It's such a chauvinistic sport, a lot of the owners wanted to kick me off.
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Jerry O'Connell
American Actor
I think it's chauvinistic to think that women don't like to get scared.
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Gordon Ramsay
Scottish Chef
I'm quite a chauvinistic person.
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