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Noun: perfectionism  pur'fekshu`nizum
  1. A disposition to feel that anything less than perfect is unacceptable
    "his perfectionism seemed excessive to his students"

Derived forms: perfectionisms

See also: perfectionist

Type of: disposition, temperament

Encyclopedia: Perfectionism

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