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perfectionism

noun
/pəˈfɛk.ʃ(ə).nɪ.z(ə)m/UK/pɚˈfɛk.ʃə.nɪ.zm̩/US

Etymology

From perfection + -ism.

  1. derived from perfectiō
  2. derived from perfection
  3. inherited from perfeccioun
  4. suffixed as perfectionism — “perfection + ism”

Definitions

  1. An unwillingness to settle for anything less than perfection.

  2. A belief that spiritual perfection may be achieved during life, or that it should be…

    A belief that spiritual perfection may be achieved during life, or that it should be striven for.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA