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My father was judgmental and kind of mean, and I'm like that. And he was very perfectionistic, and I'm like that. And he was very hard on himself, and I'm like that.
Susanna Kaysen

Meaning of "perfectionistic" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PERFECTIONISTIC

perfectionistic  [pəˌfɛkʃəˈnɪstɪk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PERFECTIONISTIC

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Perfectionistic is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES PERFECTIONISTIC MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Perfectionism

Perfectionism may refer to: ▪ Perfectionism, a personality trait ▪ Perfectionism, a persistence of will ▪ Christian perfection, doctrine associated with John Wesley ▪ Perfectionist movement - see Oneida Community, a Christian sect ▪ Perfectionist, by Natalia Kills...

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PERFECTIONISTIC


agonistic
ˌæɡəˈnɪstɪk
anachronistic
əˌnækrəˈnɪstɪk
antagonistic
ænˌtæɡəˈnɪstɪk
Calvinistic
ˌkælvɪˈnɪstɪk
chauvinistic
ˌʃəʊvɪˈnɪstɪk
communistic
ˌkɒmjʊˈnɪstɪk
deterministic
dɪˌtɜːmɪˈnɪstɪk
faunistic
ˌfɔːˈnɪstɪk
feministic
ˌfemɪˈnɪstɪk
hedonistic
ˌhiːdəˈnɪstɪk
Hellenistic
ˌhɛlɪˈnɪstɪk
humanistic
ˌhjuːməˈnɪstɪk
impressionistic
ɪmˌprɛʃəˈnɪstɪk
mechanistic
ˌmɛkəˈnɪstɪk
misogynistic
ˌmɪsɒdʒɪˈnɪstɪk
modernistic
ˌmɒdəˈnɪstɪk
opportunistic
ˌɒpətjʊˈnɪstɪk
pianistic
ˌpiːəˈnɪstɪk
synchronistic
ˌsɪŋkrəˈnɪstɪk
urbanistic
ˌɜːbəˈnɪstɪk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PERFECTIONISTIC

perfectation
perfecter
perfecti
perfectibilian
perfectibilism
perfectibilist
perfectibility
perfectible
perfection
perfectionate
perfectionism
perfectionist
perfective
perfectively
perfectiveness
perfectivity
perfectly
perfectness
perfecto
perfector

WORDS THAT END LIKE PERFECTIONISTIC

artistic
autistic
ballistic
characteristic
domestic
futuristic
heuristic
holistic
journalistic
linguistic
logistic
minimalistic
optimistic
probabilistic
realistic
sadistic
simplistic
statistic
stylistic
synergistic
unrealistic

Synonyms and antonyms of perfectionistic in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «perfectionistic» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PERFECTIONISTIC

Find out the translation of perfectionistic to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of perfectionistic from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «perfectionistic» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

完美主义
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

perfeccionista
570 millions of speakers

English

perfectionistic
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

perfectionistic
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

perfectionistic
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

перфекционистами
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

perfectionistic
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

perfectionistic
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

perfectionniste
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kesempurnaan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

perfektionistisch
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

完璧主義者の
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

perfectionistic
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Perfectionistic
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

perfectionistic
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

perfectionistic
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

परिपूर्णतापूर्ण
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

perfectionistic
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

perfezionista
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

perfekcjonistyczny
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

перфекціоністами
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

perfectionista
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

perfectionistic
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

perfeksionisties
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

perfektionist
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

perfectionistic
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of perfectionistic

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PERFECTIONISTIC»

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about perfectionistic

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QUOTES WITH «PERFECTIONISTIC»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word perfectionistic.
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Susanna Kaysen
My father was judgmental and kind of mean, and I'm like that. And he was very perfectionistic, and I'm like that. And he was very hard on himself, and I'm like that.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PERFECTIONISTIC»

Discover the use of perfectionistic in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to perfectionistic and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Voices of Perfectionism: Perfectionistic Gifted Adolescents ...
Investigates the characteristics of perfectionistic gifted adolescents in a rural middle school, how they perceived their perfectionism, the influences on their perfectionism, & the consequences of their perfectionistic behaviors in the ...
Patricia A. Schuler, 2000
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When Perfect Isn't Good Enough: Strategies for Coping with ...
Before your perfectionistic thoughts can be changed, you must first identify them. This can be difficult for two reasons. First, you may incorrectly view your perfectionistic thoughts as appropriate and accurate. Second, you may be completely ...
Martin M. Antony, Richard P. Swinson, 2009
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The Oxford Handbook of Sport and Performance Psychology
Whereas the two dimensions are often highly correlated—most people who show elevated levels ofperfectionistic strivings also show elevated levels of perfectionistic concerns—they show differential, and often contrasting, patterns of  ...
Shane Murphy, 2012
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Encyclopedia of Adolescence
In comparison, the dimension of perfectionistic concerns captures those facets of perfectionism that relate to concern over mistakes, doubts about actions, concern over others' evaluation of one's performance, and feelings of discrepancy ...
Roger J. R. Levesque, 2012
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Silencing the Self Across Cultures: Depression and Gender in ...
Hewitt and colleagues (2003) hypothesized that there are stable individual differences in the tendency to engage in perfectionistic self-presentation and that there are three components to perfectionistic self-presentation. The Perfectionistic ...
Dana C. Jack, Alisha Ali, 2010
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The Lies We Believe
This weekisPerfectionism Week. Mostof us, to some degree oranother, struggle with perfectionistic thinking, and this week I want you to deal with yours. I want you to write down three examples of how your perfectionistic tendencies show up .
Chris Thurman, 2003
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The Lies We Tell Ourselves: Overcome lies and experience the ...
This week is Perfectionism Week. Most of us, to some degree or another, struggle with perfectionistic thinking, and this week I want you to deal with yours. I want you to write down three examples of how your perfectionistic tendencies show up .
Chris Thurman, 1999
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Routledge Companion to Sport and Exercise Psychology: Global ...
When factor analysis has been employed to group various measures reflecting the core components of perfectionism into two broad dimensions (perfectionistic striving and evaluative concerns), researchers have claimed that this establishes  ...
Athanasios G. Papaioannou, Dieter Hackfort, 2014
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Multidimensional Perfectionism and Relational Health in ...
This suggests a plausible link between relational health and quality and perfectionistic self- presentation that was further explored in this study. There were conflicting findings on the Perfectionistic Self-promotion subscale, suggesting that it ...
Randy E. Patterson, 2008
10
New Developments in Goal Setting and Task Performance
Stoeber, Stoll, Pescheck, and Otto (2008) identified two facets of perfectionism that have important implications for goal setting: striving for perfection ( perfectionistic standards) and negative reactions to imperfection. Striving for perfection ...
Edwin A. Locke, Gary P. Latham, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PERFECTIONISTIC»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term perfectionistic is used in the context of the following news items.
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Lens | Howard Schatz: A Lifetime of Exploring Vision
The thinking and being in a perfectionistic state is very different from creativity.” Photography, on the other hand, for him was “so much more ... «New York Times, Jul 15»
2
The 5 Rules You Should Teach Kids About Cleaning Up
The old saying "a place for everything and everything in its place" is a great adage, but we don't quote that to promote a perfectionistic ideal. «GoodHousekeeping.com, Jul 15»
3
Disney Unveils Attractions at Planned Resort in Shanghai
... Disney awesomeness: detailed, magical, and uncompromisingly perfectionistic. More details about Shanghai Disney Resort have emerged. «Lid Time - Weird News, Entertainment, News Headlines, Jul 15»
4
How to Improve Your Writing: 5 Secrets From Hollywood
By building this into his schedule, Andy is able to keep going even with a mindset that is deliberately focused on the perfectionistic negative. «TIME, Jul 15»
5
6 sample questions employers ask to assess your personality
When people say 'no' they are perfectionistic, conscientious, rigorous, and prefer quality to quantity.” “Jobs that require perfectionism include ... «Business Insider Australia, Jul 15»
6
Why Women Are Three Times More Likely to Suffer from Migraines
... high-strung, perfectionistic, sort of a self-punitive archetype, and sometimes with histories of trauma or harsher upbringings. It was hard to say ... «AlterNet, Jul 15»
7
8 small things you do that people use to judge your personality
And don't even get started on what your drink choice signifies. Research suggests that people who bite their nails are more perfectionistic. «Business Insider Australia, Jul 15»
8
Achieving Happiness: Relearning how to interact with others for …
And if his performance didn't meet their perfectionistic standards, he found that his only recourse was to fight back by vigorously defending his ... «CapitalGazette.com, Jul 15»
9
What people need in the hour of death
She'd been an uber-homemaker: competent, perfectionistic, self-reliant and far more skilled in caring for others than in accepting help. Yet the ... «The Straits Times, Jul 15»
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Opinionator | Aid-in-Dying Laws Are Just a Start
She'd been an uber-homemaker: competent, perfectionistic, self-reliant and far more skilled in caring for others than in accepting help. Yet the ... «New York Times, Jul 15»

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