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PERFECTIONISM
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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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