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jingoist

/ˈdʒɪŋɡəʊɪst/noun

उच्चारण जिंगोइस्ट

उग्र राष्ट्रवादी, अंधराष्ट्रवादी

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noun
  1. 1

    [C] disapproving

    a person who has a strong and unreasonable belief that their own country is better than others, especially one who supports war against other countries

    उग्र राष्ट्रवादी, अंधराष्ट्रवादी

    • The jingoists in the crowd demanded immediate war.

    Synonyms chauvinist warmonger hawk

    Opposite pacifist

adjective
  1. 1

    disapproving

    showing a strong and unreasonable belief that your own country is better than others

    उग्र राष्ट्रवादी

    • jingoist slogans

    Synonyms jingoistic chauvinistic

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jingoism nounjingoistic adjective
≈Synonyms and antonyms
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Do not confuse a patriot (a person who loves and supports their country) and a jingoist (a person whose love of country is aggressive and warlike).

Patriot (अपने देश से प्रेम और उसका समर्थन करने वाला) और jingoist (जिसका देशप्रेम आक्रामक और युद्धप्रिय हो) को आपस में confuse न करें।

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Extreme and aggressive patriotism, especially one that favours war, is jingoism, and a person with this attitude is a jingoist.

अत्यधिक और आक्रामक देशभक्ति, विशेषकर जो युद्ध का समर्थन करे, jingoism कहलाती है, और ऐसी सोच वाला व्यक्ति jingoist कहलाता है।