How do you pronounce chauvinism?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˈʃoʊ.vɪˌnɪzəm/.

chauvinism

/ˈʃoʊ.vɪˌnɪzəm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.49 in modern English

Syllables: chau-vin-ism
IPA: /ˈʃoʊ.vɪˌnɪzəm/

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Meaning

noun

Excessive patriotism, eagerness for national superiority; jingoism.

Countable; Derogatory; Uncountable

noun

Unwarranted bias, favoritism, or devotion to one's own particular group, cause, or idea.

Countable; Derogatory; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"(C. S.) Lewis occasionally expressed a somewhat tongue-in-cheek chauvinism towards the English. Describing an encounter with a fellow Irishman, he wrote: "Like all Irish people who meet in England, we ended by criticisms on the invincible flippancy and dullness of the Anglo-Saxon race."
"Feminists say that male chauvinism is still prevalent in cultures worldwide."
"“This is an outrageous example of unconscious racial chauvinism!” Jack said."

Etymology

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.

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: chauvinisme

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈʃoʊ.vɪˌnɪzəm/
British English: /ˈʃəʊ.vɪ.nɪ.zəm/

Usage

Inflected Forms

chauvinisms (plural)

Derived Forms

antichauvinism

Phrases

carbon chauvinism female chauvinism male chauvinism Chauvinism in the Encyclopædia Britannica (11th edition, 1911)

Frequently Paired Words

chauvinist bigotry Chauvinism in the Encyclopædia Britannica (11th edition, 1911)

Synonyms

jingoism male chauvinism antifeminism superpatriotism ultranationalism