CHAUVINISTIC (Adj.)

First Meaning- The belief that your country, race etc. is better than any other.

Mnemonic trick- Chauvinistic contains word chauvi. Chauvi sounds similar to Hindi word ‘cchavii’. Cchavii means image. Lady cchavii was saying that we should attack Pakistan. she has a cchavii of chauvinistic. Therefore chauvinistic means extreme lover of his or her country.

Synonym- JINGOIST

Uses-

·         He makes trouble by his unreasoning, irascible and vainglorious patriotism. He is a true chauvinistic.

·         Just like a chauvinistic, he carries jealousy of his country’ s honor to an absurd and ridiculous extreme.

·         Their chauvinism has blinded them to their country’ s fault.

Second Meaning- belief that members of your sex are always better than those of opposite sex.

Uses-

•       Appeal to the latent chauvinism of many ordinary people.
•       A chauvinistic cannot understand problems like domestic violence, female feticide, dowry etc.