chauvinism

Other forms of chauvinism

plural

chauvinisms·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about chauvinism

What does chauvinism mean?

chauvinism means "fanatical patriotism". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in chauvinism?

chauvinism has 4 syllables: cha-u-vin-ism. The stress falls on "cha". In IPA it is /ˈʃoʊvəˌnɪzəm/.

What is another word for chauvinism?

Close synonyms include jingoism, superpatriotism, ultranationalism, male chauvinism, antifeminism. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is chauvinism a common word?

chauvinism is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with chauvinism?

43 words rhyme with chauvinism. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.