chauvinism
/ˈʃəʊvɪnɪzəm/noun
उच्चारण शोविनिज़म
अंधराष्ट्रवाद, उग्र राष्ट्रवाद
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- 1
[U] disapproving
an aggressive and unreasonable belief that your own country is better than all others
अंधराष्ट्रवाद, उग्र राष्ट्रवाद
- The speech was full of national chauvinism.
Synonyms jingoism xenophobia nationalism
- 2
[U] disapproving
the belief that men are better than women, especially when shown in a man's behaviour
पुरुष-श्रेष्ठता की भावना, (स्त्रियों के प्रति) पुरुषवादी अहंकार
- She fought against male chauvinism in the workplace.
Synonyms sexism male chauvinism
◇Word family
≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
jingoism xenophobia nationalism sexism male chauvinism
§Grammar and usage
The ch is said as sh, SHOH-vin-iz-um.
Ch को sh की तरह बोला जाता है, SHOH-vin-iz-um।
⌂Word origin and word building
From Nicolas Chauvin, a French soldier who was said to be extremely devoted to Napoleon.
यह शब्द Nicolas Chauvin नामक एक फ़्रांसीसी सैनिक के नाम से आया है, जो Napoleon के प्रति अत्यधिक समर्पित माना जाता था।
✓In the exam
One-word substitution
Excessive and aggressive patriotism is chauvinism or jingoism.
अत्यधिक और आक्रामक देशभक्ति chauvinism या jingoism कहलाती है।