'male chauvinism' definitions:
Definition of 'male chauvinism'
(from WordNet)
noun
Activity indicative of belief in the superiority of men over women [syn: male chauvinism, chauvinism, antifeminism]
Definition of 'male chauvinism'
From: GCIDE
- male chauvinism \male chauvinism\ n. Disparaging, patronizing, discriminatory or abusive speech or behavior by males toward females stemming from a belief that males are superior to females and females therefore worthy of less respect and inferior treatment. A form of sexism. [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Synonyms of 'male chauvinism'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- anti-Semitism,
- apartheid,
- black power,
- black supremacy,
- chauvinism,
- class consciousness,
- class distinction,
- class hatred,
- class prejudice,
- class war,
- color bar,
- color line,
- discrimination,
- fascism,
- Jim Crow,
- Jim Crow law,
- know-nothingism,
- male chauvinist,
- minority prejudice,
- race hatred,
- race prejudice,
- race snobbery,
- racial discrimination,
- racialism,
- racism,
- red-baiting,
- segregation,
- sex discrimination,
- sexism,
- social barrier,
- social discrimination,
- superpatriotism,
- ultranationalism,
- white power,
- white supremacy,
- xenophobia