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perfectionism

🇬🇧 UK/pə'fekʃ(ə)nɪz(ə)m/🇺🇸 US/pә'fekʃәniz(ә)m/
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Definitions

n.

The refusal to accept any standard short of perfection; setting unrealistically high standards

完美主义;追求完美的倾向

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
perthrough, thoroughly
+
fectmake, do
+
ionact, process, state
+
ismdoctrine, belief, practice
=perfectionism

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