male chauvinism Syllabification: (male chau·vin·ism)Translate male chauvinism | into French | into Italian | into Spanish Definition of male chauvinism noun male prejudice against women; the belief that men are superior in terms of ability, intelligence, etc.:a bastion of male chauvinismDerivatives male chauvinist noun & adjective male chauvinism in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of male chauvinism in the British & World English dictionary