Meanings
- uncountableA belief in the innate superiority of women over men.
During the five years I spent on and off dating apps, I described myself as a feminist on my profile, inviting some lovely messages including (and I quote) "third-wave feminism is all about female chauvinism" and "R U feminist?
2016 November 24, Suzannah Weiss, “Are You a Female Chauvinist?”, in GlamourSynonyms: misandry
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA belief in the innate superiority of women over men.
Translations
Catalan femellisme
- femellismebelief in the innate superiority of women over men
Chinese Mandarin 女尊男卑
- 女尊男卑 (nǚzūnnánbēi)belief in the innate superiority of women over men
Japanese 女尊男卑
- 女尊男卑 (josondanpi)belief in the innate superiority of women over men
Korean 여존남비
- 여존남비 (yeojonnambi)belief in the innate superiority of women over men
Portuguese femismo, feminazismo
- femismobelief in the innate superiority of women over men
- feminazismobelief in the innate superiority of women over men
Spanish hembrismo
- hembrismobelief in the innate superiority of women over men
Cite this entry
female chauvinism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/female%20chauvinism
“female chauvinism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/female%20chauvinism. Accessed November 5, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “female chauvinism,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/female%20chauvinism.
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