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[syn: male chauvinism, chauvinism, antifeminism]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
male chauvinism
n 1: activity indicative of belief in the superiority of men
over women [syn: male chauvinism, chauvinism,
antifeminism]