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PERFECTIONIST

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A person who is displeased by anything that does not meet very high standards

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("perfectionist" is a kind of...):

compulsive (a person with a compulsive disposition; someone who feels compelled to do certain things)

Derivation:

perfection (the act of making something perfect)

perfection (an ideal instance; a perfect embodiment of a concept)

perfection (the state of being without a flaw or defect)

perfectionism (a disposition to feel that anything less than perfect is unacceptable)

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