different between chauvinism vs misogynist

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French chauvinisme (“idealistic devotion to Napoleon”), named for Nicolas Chauvin, a legendary and excessively patriotic soldier of the French First Republic. The figure of Chauvin became especially famous as a character in the play La Cocarde Tricolore by the Cogniard brothers.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /????.v?.n?.z?m/
• (US) IPA^(key): /??o?.v??n?zm?/
• (General Australian) IPA^(key): /????.v?.n?.z?m/

Noun

chauvinism (countable and uncountable, plural chauvinisms)

1. (derogatory) Excessive patriotism, eagerness for national superiority; jingoism.
2. (derogatory) Unwarranted bias, favoritism, or devotion to one's own particular group, cause, or idea.

Synonyms

• jingoism

Derived terms

• male chauvinism

Related terms

• chauvinist

Translations

See also

• bigotry

• Chauvinism in the Encyclopædia Britannica (11th edition, 1911)

Swedish

Etymology

From French chauvinisme.

Noun

chauvinism c

1. chauvinism

Declension

Related terms

• chauvinist

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ????????? (misogún?s), from ????? (misé?, “I hate”) + ???? (gun?, “woman”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /m??s?d?.?n.?st/
• (US) IPA^(key): /m??s?d?.?n.?st/

Noun

misogynist (plural misogynists)

1. One who professes misogyny; a hater of women.
   • 1869, William Makepeace Thackeray, The Virginians. A Tale of the last Century, vol. I of II, p. 327:

     "Confound all women, I say!" muttered the young misogynist.
2. One who displays prejudice against or looks down upon women.

Synonyms

• misogyne (rare)
• woman hater, woman-hater, womanhater

Antonyms

• philogynist

Related terms

• misandrist

Translations

Adjective

misogynist (comparative more misogynist, superlative most misogynist)

1. Misogynistic: relating to or exhibiting misogyny.

Translations