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What does perfectionism mean?

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Noun
  1. An unwillingness to settle for anything less than perfection.
  2. (philosophy) A belief that spiritual perfection may be achieved during life, or that it should be striven for.
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Women driven by impulsive behavior and perfectionism have higher odds of developing both problems.
The primary purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between primary exercise-dependence symptoms and perfectionism.
A perfectionism that rejects or abandons what we cannot fully control is a flaw far deeper than a monster's ugliness.
Whatever Lewis lacked in intellect, he compensated with hard work, observation, patience, perfectionism, rote learning, and attention to detail.
Good perfectionism means you set high but reasonable standards for yourself.
The way we learn to write better is to write a great deal, but perfectionism won't let us do that.

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