Definition
A personality trait characterized by setting unrealistically high standards and being overly critical of one's performance. It often involves fear of making mistakes and difficulty accepting anything less than flawless results.
Etymology
From Latin 'perfectus' meaning completed or finished, with the suffix '-ism' indicating a distinctive practice or system. The psychological understanding of perfectionism as potentially maladaptive developed in the mid-20th century.
Kelly Says
Perfectionism is actually linked to higher rates of depression and anxiety because it creates an impossible standard that guarantees failure. Paradoxically, perfectionists often accomplish less than those who accept 'good enough' because they get paralyzed by fear of imperfection.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ሙሉ ፍቅር
mu-luu fik-ir
ARالعربية
التفصيلية
al-ta-f-s-i-li-ya
BNবাংলা
সম্পূর্ণতা
som-poor-nta
CACatalà
perfeccionisme
per-fek-shio-nis-me
CSČeština
perfektionismus
per-fek-shio-ni-zmus
DADansk
perfektionisme
per-fek-shio-niz-me
DEDeutsch
Perfektionismus
per-fek-shio-ni-zmus
ELΕλληνικά
καταμανία για την ακρίβεια
ka-ta-ma-ni-a ya tin a-kri-vi-a
ESEspañol
perfeccionismo
per-fek-shio-nis-mo
FAفارسی
مُصوّرِتِ ذمّة
mu-soor-it-dhi-mma
FISuomi
täydellisyys
ta-ydel-li-syys
FRFrançais
perfectionnisme
per-fek-shon-nis-me
HAHA
kifi daidaita
ki-fi dai-dai-ta
HEעברית
hoàn hảo
ho-an-hao
HIहिन्दी
पूर्णतावाद
poor-n-ta-va-ad
HUMagyar
tökéletlenség
to-ke-let-len-seg
IDBahasa Indonesia
purisme
pu-ri-sme
ITItaliano
perfectionismo
per-fek-shio-nis-mo
KKKK
тәуелсіз міндет
ta-we-l-si-z mi-n-det
KMKM
គំនិតពិសេស
gum-nit pi-ses
KO한국어
완벽주의
wanbyeok-ju-ui
MSBahasa Melayu
kesempurnaan
ke-sem-pur-na-an
MYမြန်မာ
ပကောင်း ပွင့်
pa-kaunng p-wung
NLNederlands
perfectionisme
per-fek-shio-nis-me
NONorsk
perfeksjonisme
per-fek-shio-niz-me
PLPolski
perfekcjonizm
per-fek-shio-niz-m
PTPortuguês
perfeccionismo
per-fek-shio-nis-mo
RORomână
perfectionism
per-fek-shio-nis-m
RUРусский
совершенствование
so-ver-shen-st-vo-va-ni-ye
SVSvenska
perfektionism
per-fek-shio-niz-m
SWKiswahili
ukamilifu
u-ka-mi-li-fu
TAதமிழ்
முழுமையான
mu-z-mai-ya-an
TEతెలుగు
పూర్ణత
poor-n-ta
THไทย
ความสมบูรณ์แบบ
kwan-som-boon-n-yaep
TLTL
perpektong pamantayan
per-pek-tong pa-man-ta-yan
TRTürkçe
mükemmellikçilik
mukemmel-lik-chi-lik
UKУкраїнська
досконалість
do-sko-na-list
URاردو
مُصوّرِتِ ذمّة
mu-soor-it-dhi-mma
VITiếng Việt
chủ nghĩa hoàn hảo
chu-nghia hoan-hao
YOYO
ẹ̀ṣẹ̀ ẹ̀tọ̀
e-she e-to
ZUZU
ukuthula
u-ku-thu-la