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jingoism
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun jingoism has 2 senses
- jingoism(n = noun.communication) flag waving - an appeal intended to arouse patriotic emotions; Array is a kind of demagoguery, demagogy
- jingoism(n = noun.attribute) chauvinism, superpatriotism, ultranationalism - fanatical patriotism; Array is a kind of nationalism, patriotism
Derived forms noun jingoist1, adjective jingoistic1
Derived forms noun jingoist1, adjective jingoistic1
CIDE DICTIONARY
jingoism, n.
- The policy of the Jingoes, so called. See Jingo, 2. [1913 Webster]
- A bellicose patriotism; aggressive chauvinism; belligerence in international relations. [PJC]
THESAURUS
jingoism
Americanism, Anglicism, Briticism, aggression, aggressiveness, antagonism, bellicism, bellicosity, belligerence, belligerency, chauvinism, combativeness, contentiousness, ferocity, fierceness, fight, flag waving, flag-waving, hostility, love of country, martialism, militancy, militarism, nationalism, nationality, overpatriotism, patriotics, patriotism, pugnaciousness, pugnacity, quarrelsomeness, saber rattling, superpatriotism, truculence, ultranationalism, unfriendliness, unpeacefulness, warmongering, warpath
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