perfectionism

/pərˈfɛkʃənɪzəm/ /pɚˈfɛkʃənɪzəm/

Meanings

noun

An unwillingness to settle for anything less than perfection.

Examples :

"Her perfectionism made it difficult for her to finish her school project on time. "

noun

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

Examples :

"Her perfectionism drove her to rewrite the essay multiple times, even though her teacher said it was already excellent. "

philosophy religion soul theology mind moral attitude character

Related Words

project noun

/ˈprɒdʒɛkt/ /prəˈdʒɛkt/

A planned endeavor, usually with a specific goal and accomplished in several steps or stages.

"The school's fundraising project aims to renovate the library in several stages. "

anything noun

/ˈɛ.nə.θɪŋ/ /ˈæ.ni.θɪŋ/ /ˈɛ.ni.θɪŋ/ /ˈɛn.i.θɪŋ/

Someone or something of importance.

"My daughter's success in school is anything I'm proud of. "

teacher noun

/ˈtiːt͡ʃə/ /ˈtit͡ʃɚ/

A person who teaches, especially one employed in a school.

"My daughter's teacher is very kind and helpful. "

perfection noun

/pɚˈfɛkʃən/

The quality or state of being perfect or complete, so that nothing substandard remains; the highest attainable state or degree of excellence

"The system runs to perfection."

excellent adjective

/ˈɛksələnt/

Having excelled, having surpassed.

"The student's excellent performance on the math test showed they had surpassed their previous scores. "

unwillingness noun

/ˌʌnˈwɪlɪŋnəs/ /ʌnˈwɪlɪŋnəs/

The property of being unwilling.

"Her unwillingness to help with the dishes made her mother upset. "

rewrite noun

/ˈɹiː.ɹaɪt/ /ɹiːˈɹaɪt/ /ˈɹi.ɹaɪt/ /ɹiˈɹaɪt/

The act of writing again or anew.

"The film script underwent a rewrite for the European market."

multiple noun

/ˈmʌltɪpl̩/

A whole number that can be divided by another number with no remainder.

"14, 21 and 70 are multiples of 7"

achieved verb

/əˈtʃiːvd/

To succeed in something, now especially in academic performance.

"Maria achieved a perfect score on her math test. "

spiritual noun

/ˈspɪɹɪtjʊəl/ /ˈspɪɹɪtʃuəl/

A Christian religious song, especially one in an African-American style, or a similar non-religious song.

"The church choir practiced the new spirituals for their Sunday service. "

already adverb

/ɑlˈɹɛdi/ /ɔːlˈɹɛdi/ /ɔlˈɹɛdi/

Prior to some specified time, either past, present, or future; by this time; previously.

"The students are already finished with their homework. "

difficult verb

/ˈdɪfɪkəlt/

To make difficult; to impede; to perplex.

"The complicated instructions on the new software difficult me from completing the project on time. "