PERFECTIONISM

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A disposition to feel that anything less than perfect is unacceptable

Example:

his perfectionism seemed excessive to his students

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("perfectionism" is a kind of...):

disposition; temperament (your usual mood)

Derivation:

perfectionist (a person who is displeased by anything that does not meet very high standards)

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