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perfectionism

noun as in hairsplitting

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But she admitted her perfectionism had occasionally caused an issue on set.

From BBC

It undergirds authoritarianism, the search for perfectionism, the illusion of control.

From Salon

In each other, they found kindred spirits of perfectionism, going on to corner the Montreal makeup market, which was then booming with Hollywood shoots.

We donned wigs and played instruments as we fought for equity in a show that argued the appeal of music wasn’t perfectionism or talent but community.

What’s more, he shares that as an actor he’s imprisoned by his perfectionism, which he describes as “a self-imposed hell.”

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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