perfectionism
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6.1
- noun
- /pərˈfɛkʃənɪzəm/
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perfeccionismo
- And I think that is my perfectionism getting in the way of simply sharing these things.
- prescribed perfectionism
- socially prescribed perfectionism
- perfectionism and anxiety
Don't let your own perfectionism paralyze you, OK?
- Don't let your own perfectionism paralyze you, OK?
- It's not surprising that perfectionism shows up in narcissism.
- Writer's block is typically a combination of either fear or perfectionism or laziness.
- And by this I don't mean a perfectionism of getting every single name perfectly right.
- And I think that is my perfectionism getting in the way of simply sharing these things.
- And that all of that work isn't really about perfectionism.
- And what we're doing is projecting our expectations, our our perfectionism, our stuff onto them.
- We're going to talk about OCD and perfectionism.
- And yes, it is daunting and no, there shouldn't be a level of perfectionism needed.
- And the question is, what did they get in exchange for that focus on perfectionism?
- I personally think those people are just being held hostage by perfectionism.
- Another driver of narcissistic anxiety is perfectionism.
- There's a level of perfectionism that exists in their head that they are chasing.
- He becomes more and more the theologian philosopher who combats perfectionism.
- And the cherry on top as to why perfectionism has been so ingrained in my head is my job.
- I think there's a sort of perfectionism involved in this, you know, insistence on the best.
Examples
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Her perfectionism often prevents her from completing projects on time.
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Gradually, the fanaticism begins to overshadow the perfectionism, causing some issues on the home front...
Blog text (23) -
You see, I have an issue with perfectionism, with being hard on myself.
Blog text (7) -
First, it is important to study perfectionism and state anxiety in subjects other than college students.
Academic text (1994) -
One, I always say paralysis by analysis and perfectionism has killed more dreams than failure ever could.
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What's the link between perfectionism and procrastination?
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But perfectionism is procrastination masquerading as quality control.
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I think there's a sort of perfectionism involved in this, you know, insistence on the best.
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It is about that idea of perfectionism or trying to be enough or maybe even self punitive.
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The association between dimensions of perfectionism and state and trait anxiety was examined in three studies.
Academic text (1994)
Synonyms
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7.6
A habit of always finding small mistakes in other people
A strong need for things to be done very carefully with attention to small details
A habit of following rules too strictly, often about grammar or accuracy
A habit of finding small faults in everything
Antonyms
How Perfectionist
Surface Forms
Morphology
perfectionism = perfection (transparent) = perfect + ion + ism
The word is built regularly from 'perfection' plus '-ism', and the meaning is directly related to the idea of valuing or pursuing perfection.
Etymology
Perfectionism comes from the word perfect, which originally breaks into parts per- meaning 'completely' and facere meaning 'to make', so perfect meant 'completely made'. That's why perfectionism is the strong habit of wanting things without fault and why it makes people set very high standards.