Jingoism (original) (raw)

I. (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Fanatical patriotismplay

Synonyms:

chauvinism; jingoism; superpatriotism; ultranationalism

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("jingoism" is a kind of...):

nationalism; patriotism (love of country and willingness to sacrifice for it)

Derivation:

jingoist (an extreme bellicose nationalist)

jingoistic (fanatically patriotic)

Sense 2

Meaning:

An appeal intended to arouse patriotic emotionsplay

Synonyms:

flag waving; jingoism

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("jingoism" is a kind of...):

demagoguery; demagogy (impassioned appeals to the prejudices and emotions of the populace)

Derivation:

jingoist (an extreme bellicose nationalist)

jingoistic (fanatically patriotic)

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