chauvinistic.

Showing exaggerated loyalty to one's group and contempt for those outside it.

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Words that belong together

• chauvinistic rhetoric
• chauvinistic attitude

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Chauvinistic rhetoric made the visitors into convenient enemies.

Her colleague's chauvinistic attitude surfaced whenever a woman led the discussion.

Usage notes

Primary category: psychological / character. Forms: Comparative more chauvinistic; superlative most chauvinistic where gradation is meaningful. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.