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chauvinistic environment

chauvinistic environment

8.8
A place where men are treated as more important than women
  • noun
  • /ˌʃoʊvəˈnɪstɪk ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt/
  • Offensive
translation icon : entorno machista
  • The chauvinistic environment at the office makes it hard for women to advance.

Examples

  • The university worked hard to change its reputation for having a chauvinistic environment.

  • The chauvinistic environment at the office discourages women from expressing their opinions during meetings.

  • In a chauvinistic environment, female employees may struggle to have their ideas taken seriously.

  • Many women left the company because of its chauvinistic environment.

  • Many women have left the company due to its chauvinistic environment.

  • In a chauvinistic environment, female employees may struggle to have their ideas taken seriously.

  • Many women have left the company because they found the chauvinistic environment unbearable.

Synonyms

chauvinism
vschauvinistic environment
  • Offensive
2 8.2

Belief that men are better than women

is about social situations where those beliefs and attitudes are widespread
male chauvinism
vschauvinistic environment
  • Offensive
1 6.2

Thinking men are better than women and treating women unfairly

is a social setting where such beliefs shape common practices against women
chauvinist attitude
vschauvinistic environment
  • Offensive
8.0

A strong belief that your group is better than others, often favoring men or your country

refers to a social setting where male dominance and sexism are common

Antonyms

inclusiveness
7 3.8

Making everyone feel welcome and treating them fairly

How Sexist

misogyny
  • Offensive
37 7.6
chauvinistic environment
  • Offensive
8.8

Surface Forms

chauvinistic environment singular
chauvinistic environments plural

Morphology

chauvinistic + environment

The phrase is a straightforward adjective+noun combination: if a learner knows 'chauvinistic' (showing prejudice/sexist attitudes, often favoring male dominance) and 'environment' (a social setting), they can readily infer a setting characterized by sexism. This compositional Adj+N pattern is common across languages and therefore immediately comprehensible to learners who know the constituents.

Etymology

Chauvinistic environment comes from the word 'chauvinism', named after a man called Chauvin who showed extreme, blind loyalty, and it came to mean unfair support for one group. So a chauvinistic environment is a place where people favor men and act as if 'men are better', which is why it means 'male dominance' and 'sexism'.