Perfectionism

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Perfectionism \Per*fec"tion*ism\, n.
     1. The doctrine of the Perfectionists.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. A personal attitude which demands perfection in the
        results of actions.


        [PJC]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  perfectionism
       n : a disposition to feel that anything less than perfect is
           unacceptable; "his perfectionism seemed excessive to his
           students"