chauvinism

Meaning

Noun

  • Excessive patriotism, eagerness for national superiority; jingoism.
  • Unwarranted bias, favoritism, or devotion to one's own particular group, cause, or idea.

Related

Similar words

Origin

  • Borrowed from French chauvinisme ("idealistic devotion to Napoleon"), named for Nicolas Chauvin, a legendary and excessively patriotic soldier of the French First Republic. The figure of Chauvin became especially famous as a character in the play La Cocarde Tricolore by the Cogniard brothers.

Modern English dictionary

Explore and search massive catalog of over 900,000 word meanings.

Word of the Day

Get a curated memorable word every day.

Challenge yourself

Level up your vocabulary by setting personal goals.

And much more

Try out Vedaist now.