chauvinist
/ˈʃəʊvɪnɪst/noun
उच्चारण शोविनिस्ट
अंधराष्ट्रवादी; पुरुष-श्रेष्ठतावादी
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Asked in previous papers
as one-word substitution
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[C] disapproving
a person who believes that their own country or group is better than any other; a man who believes that men are better than women
अंधराष्ट्रवादी; पुरुष-श्रेष्ठतावादी
- a male chauvinist
- A chauvinist refuses to admit that other nations have anything to teach him.
- The speaker was criticised as a chauvinist after his remarks about women.
+ 3 more examples
- Only a narrow-minded chauvinist thinks his country is always right.
- She refused to work with a chauvinist who ignored her ideas.
- A national chauvinist may refuse to learn from other cultures.
Synonyms jingoist bigot nationalist sexist partisan
Opposite egalitarian internationalist feminist liberal
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≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling
chau·vin·ist
Spelling and pronunciation: chau-vin-ist, with ch pronounced /ʃ/ (not 'shovinist').
Spelling और pronunciation में chau-vin-ist, ch की ध्वनि /ʃ/ ('shovinist' गलत है)।
⌂Word origin and word building
From Nicolas Chauvin, a soldier known for his extreme patriotism.
Nicolas Chauvin से, अपनी अत्यधिक देशभक्ति के लिए प्रसिद्ध एक सैनिक।
✓In the exam
One-word substitution
One-word substitution, asked very often: a person who believes his own country is better than all others is a chauvinist or jingoist; a man who believes men are superior to women a male chauvinist; a person who believes all people are equal an egalitarian.
यह बहुत पूछा जाता है: जो माने कि उसका देश सबसे श्रेष्ठ है chauvinist या jingoist; जो माने कि पुरुष स्त्रियों से श्रेष्ठ हैं male chauvinist; जो माने कि सब लोग बराबर हैं egalitarian।