misguided chauvinist
- noun
- /ˈmɪsɡaɪdɪd ˈʃoʊvɪnɪst/
- Offensive
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machista
- He was labeled a misguided chauvinist after making several controversial remarks about women in the workplace.
Examples
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Many critics called the character a misguided chauvinist for his outdated views on women's roles.
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He is a misguided chauvinist who believes women should stay at home.
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Despite his good intentions, his actions revealed him to be a misguided chauvinist.
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Why do you think a misguided chauvinist would act that way?
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He was labeled a misguided chauvinist after making several controversial remarks about women in the workplace.
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Despite his good intentions, his actions revealed him to be a misguided chauvinist.
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Many critics called the character a misguided chauvinist for his outdated views on women's roles.
Synonyms
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8.1
A person who dislikes or hates women
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7.9
A person who strongly believes their country, group or gender is better and is unfair to others
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7.3
A man who thinks men are better than women and acts that way
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8.1
A person who strongly dislikes women
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8.2
A person who opposes equal rights for women and men
A person who thinks men are better and should have more power than women
Antonyms
How Prejudiced
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase is a straightforward adjective + noun composition: 'misguided' (showing poor judgment) modifies 'chauvinist' (someone who believes in their group's superiority), so the overall meaning — a chauvinist whose beliefs are mistaken — is directly derivable from the parts. This follows a common, cross-linguistic adjectival modification pattern and would be understandable to a B1 learner who knows both constituent words.
Etymology
Misguided chauvinist paints a picture of someone who acts like a chauvinist, proudly thinking one gender is 'superior', while being misguided as if following a wrong map. So it means a person whose unfair views come from mistakes or wrong ideas.