jingoismnoun [ U ]
uk/ˈdʒɪŋ.ɡəʊ.ɪ.zəm/us/ˈdʒɪŋ.ɡoʊ.ɪ.zəm/disapprovingthe extreme belief that your own country is always best, often shown in enthusiastic support for a war against another country:
Patriotism can turn into jingoism and intolerance very quickly.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Patriotism & nationalism
- chauvinism
- chauvinist
- isolationism
- jingoist
- nationalism
- nationalist
- nationalistic
- nativism
- patriot
- patriotic
- patriotism
- wrap
- wrap yourself in the flag idiom