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perfectionism

Translations

perfectionismnoun
perfectionisms
pl
Her perfectionism often leads to stress and anxiety.
Её перфекционизм часто приводит к стрессу и тревоге.
Synonyms
meticulousness
fastidiousness
precision
exactness
scrupulousness
thoroughness

Definitions

perfectionismnoun
The refusal to accept any standard short of perfection.
Her perfectionism often led her to spend hours on a single task, ensuring every detail was flawless.
A personality trait characterized by setting excessively high standards of performance and being overly critical of oneself and others.
Clinical researchers have linked maladaptive perfectionism to heightened levels of stress and anxiety.
In certain Christian theological traditions, the doctrine that believers can attain complete moral or spiritual perfection during their earthly lives.
Wesleyan perfectionism taught that, through divine grace, a person could live without conscious sin.
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