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Superiority vs Hypernationalism - What's the difference?

superiority | hypernationalism |

As nouns the difference between superiority and hypernationalism

is that superiority is the state of being superior while hypernationalism is extreme nationalism, the belief in the superiority of one's nation and of the paramount importance of advancing it.

superiority

English

Alternative forms

* superiourity (obsolete)

Noun

(superiorities)
  • the state of being superior
    • Many colleges want to achieve football superiority.
  • * {{quote-news
    • , year=2012 , date=April 15 , author=Phil McNulty , title=Tottenham 1-5 Chelsea , work=BBC citation , page= , passage=Chelsea will point to that victory margin as confirmation of their superiority - but Spurs will complain their hopes of turning the game around were damaged fatally by Atkinson's decision.}}

    Antonyms

    * inferiority

    hypernationalism

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • Extreme nationalism, the belief in the superiority of one's nation and of the paramount importance of advancing it.
  • *{{quote-news, year=2009, date=April 2, author=Michael Wines, title=An Unsure China Steps Onto the Global Stage, work=New York Times citation
    • , passage=The most talked-about new book here, “China is Unhappy,” combines hypernationalism with biting criticism of Western mismanagement and of China’s reluctance to grasp its place in history. }}

    Related terms

    * ultranationalism