Meanings
nounmale chauvinism (uncountable)
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA belief in the innate superiority of men over women.
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nounactivity indicative of belief in the superiority of men over women
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Translations
Catalan masclisme
- masclismebelief in the innate superiority of men over women
Chinese Mandarin 大男子主義 /大男子主义, 男尊女卑
- 大男子主義 /大男子主义 (dànánzǐzhǔyì)belief in the innate superiority of men over women
- 男尊女卑 (nánzūnnǚbēi)belief in the innate superiority of men over women
Danish mandschauvinisme
- mandschauvinismebelief in the innate superiority of men over women
Dutch mannelijk chauvinisme
- mannelijk chauvinismebelief in the innate superiority of men over women
Finnish sovinismi
- sovinismibelief in the innate superiority of men over women
French machisme
- machismebelief in the innate superiority of men over women
German Chauvinismus, männlicher Chauvinismus
- Chauvinismusbelief in the innate superiority of men over women
- männlicher Chauvinismusbelief in the innate superiority of men over women
Greek ανδρικός σωβινισμός
- ανδρικός σωβινισμός (andrikós sovinismós)belief in the innate superiority of men over women
Hungarian hímsovinizmus
- hímsovinizmusbelief in the innate superiority of men over women
Icelandic karlremba
- karlrembabelief in the innate superiority of men over women
Italian maschilismo
- maschilismobelief in the innate superiority of men over women
Japanese 男尊女卑
- 男尊女卑 (dansonjohi)belief in the innate superiority of men over women
Korean 남존여비
- 남존여비 (namjonyeobi)belief in the innate superiority of men over women
Norwegian mannssjåvinisme
- mannssjåvinismebelief in the innate superiority of men over women
Portuguese machismo
- machismobelief in the innate superiority of men over women
Russian мужско́й шовини́зм
- мужско́й шовини́зм (mužskój šovinízm)belief in the innate superiority of men over women
Spanish machismo
- machismobelief in the innate superiority of men over women
Swedish manschauvinism
- manschauvinismbelief in the innate superiority of men over women
Vietnamese nam tôn nữ ti
- nam tôn nữ tibelief in the innate superiority of men over women
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APA
male chauvinism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/male%20chauvinism
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“male chauvinism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/male%20chauvinism. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “male chauvinism,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/male%20chauvinism.
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