Definition
A person who believes their own country, group, or gender is superior to all others, often in an extreme and unreasonable way.
Etymology
From French 'chauvinisme,' named after Nicolas Chauvin, a French soldier famous for his exaggerated patriotism during the Napoleonic Wars. The term evolved in the 19th century to describe anyone with blind, aggressive loyalty to a group.
Kelly Says
Nicolas Chauvin was probably just a regular soldier, but his legend grew so much that his name became a word meaning 'obsessively loyal'—one person's reputation literally became a dictionary entry!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
chauvinist
chau-vin-ist
ARالعربية
الشعبوي
ash-sha'bi
BNবাংলা
chauvinist
chau-vin-ist
CACatalà
chauvinista
shoo-vi-ni-sta
CSČeština
chauvinista
chau-vi-ni-sta
DADansk
chauvinist
shoo-vi-nist
DEDeutsch
Chauvinist
tshau-vee-ni-st
ELΕλληνικά
chauvinιστής
chau-vi-nis-tis
ESEspañol
chauvinista
chau-vee-nee-sta
FAفارسی
chauvinist
chau-vin-ist
FISuomi
chauvinisti
chau-vi-nis-ti
FRFrançais
chauviniste
shoo-vee-neest
GUGU
chauvinist
chau-vin-ist
HAHA
chauvinist
chau-vin-ist
HEעברית
שואביזם
sho-avi-z-m
HIहिन्दी
निरंकुश
nirankush
HUMagyar
chauvinista
chau-vi-ni-sta
IDBahasa Indonesia
chauvinis
chau-vin-is
IGIG
chauvinist
chau-vin-ist
ITItaliano
chauvinista
chow-vee-nee-sta
JA日本語
chauvinist
chauvinisuto
KKKK
chauvinist
chau-vin-ist
KMKM
chauvinist
chau-vin-ist
KO한국어
차우비니스트
cha-u-bi-ni-seuteu
MRMR
chauvinist
chau-vin-ist
MSBahasa Melayu
chauvinis
chau-vin-is
MYမြန်မာ
chauvinist
chau-vin-ist
NLNederlands
chauvinist
shoo-vi-nist
NONorsk
chauvinist
shoo-vi-nist
PAPA
chauvinist
chau-vin-ist
PLPolski
chauwinista
chau-vi-ni-sta
PTPortuguês
chauvinista
show-vee-nee-sta
RORomână
chauvinist
chow-vin-ist
RUРусский
chauvinist
chauvinist
SVSvenska
chauvinist
chau-vin-ist
SWKiswahili
chauvinist
chau-vin-ist
TAதமிழ்
சவுவின்யிஸ்ட்
sa-u-vin-i-sist
TEతెలుగు
చౌవినిస్టు
chau-vi-nis-tu
THไทย
ชาวินนิสต์
cha-win-ni-st
TLTL
chauvinist
chau-vin-ist
TRTürkçe
şovenist
sho-ven-ist
UKУкраїнська
chauvinist
chauvinist
URاردو
شُوِينِسٹ
sho-vi-nis-t
VITiếng Việt
chauvinist
chau-vin-ist
YOYO
chauvinist
chau-vin-ist
ZH中文
chauvinist
chāo wēn yì zhǔ yì zhě
ZUZU
chauvinist
chau-vin-ist
Ethical Language Guidance
Gender History
From Nicolas Chauvin; means excessive nationalism but became synonymous with male chauvinism (gender-based superiority). Conflation reflects how patriarchal bias became 'unmarked' in language.
Inclusive Usage
Use precisely: 'nationalist' for political excess, 'sexist' or 'misogynist' for gender-based supremacy. Don't let gendered form obscure the actual harm.
Inclusive Alternatives
["nationalist","sexist","misogynist"]