Phrase guide

male chauvinism

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A belief in the innate superiority of men over women.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

activity indicative of belief in the superiority of men over women

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: chauvinism, antifeminism

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: sexism

History

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Across languages

Translations

22 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: masclisme — belief in the innate superiority of men over women
  • Chinese Mandarin: 大男子主義 /大男子主义 (dànánzǐzhǔyì) — belief in the innate superiority of men over women
  • Chinese Mandarin: 男尊女卑 (nánzūnnǚbēi) — belief in the innate superiority of men over women
  • Danish: mandschauvinisme — belief in the innate superiority of men over women
  • Dutch: mannelijk chauvinisme — belief in the innate superiority of men over women
  • Finnish: sovinismi — belief in the innate superiority of men over women
  • French: machisme — belief in the innate superiority of men over women
  • Galician: machismo — belief in the innate superiority of men over women
  • German: Chauvinismus — belief in the innate superiority of men over women
  • German: männlicher Chauvinismus — belief in the innate superiority of men over women
  • Greek: ανδρικός σωβινισμός (andrikós sovinismós) — belief in the innate superiority of men over women
  • Hungarian: hímsovinizmus — belief in the innate superiority of men over women
  • Icelandic: karlremba — belief in the innate superiority of men over women
  • Italian: maschilismo — belief in the innate superiority of men over women
  • Japanese: 男尊女卑 (dansonjohi) — belief in the innate superiority of men over women
  • Korean: 남존여비 (namjonyeobi) — belief in the innate superiority of men over women
  • Norwegian: mannssjåvinisme — belief in the innate superiority of men over women
  • Portuguese: machismo — belief in the innate superiority of men over women
  • Russian: мужско́й шовини́зм (mužskój šovinízm) — belief in the innate superiority of men over women
  • Spanish: machismo — belief in the innate superiority of men over women
  • Swedish: manschauvinism — belief in the innate superiority of men over women
  • Vietnamese: nam tôn nữ ti — belief in the innate superiority of men over women