uncivilized

English

Alternative forms

• uncivilised (British)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʌnˈsɪvəlaɪzd/

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Etymology 1

From un- +‎ civilized.

Adjective

uncivilized (comparative more uncivilized, superlative most uncivilized)

1. Not resembling a civilization.
2. Crude, barbarous, wild, uncultured.
3. Used to describe people who display a marked lack of manners as defined by a given culture.
4. Used to describe behaviours deemed savage or inappropriate.

Derived terms

• uncivilizedly
• uncivilizedness

Translations

crude, barbarous, wild, uncultured

• Finnish: sivistymätön (fi)
• Greek: απολίτιστος (el) (apolítistos)
• Hebrew: חֲסַר תַרְבּוּת
• Latin: barbarus (la)
• Malayalam: അപരിഷ്കൃത (ml) (apariṣkr̥ta)
• Russian: нецивилизованный (ru) (necivilizovannyj)
• Swedish: ociviliserad (sv)
• Thai: ป่าเถื่อน (th) (bpàa-tʉ̀ʉan)

used to describe people who display a marked lack of manners as defined by a given culture

• French: incivilisé (fr) m
• Greek: απολίτιστος (el) (apolítistos)
• Hebrew: חֲסַר תַרְבּוּת
• Latin: incultus
• Swedish: ociviliserad (sv)
• Tagalog: asal-hayop
• Thai: ป่าเถื่อน (th) (bpàa-tʉ̀ʉan)

used to describe behaviours deemed savage or inappropriate

• Greek: απολίτιστος (el) (apolítistos)
• Swedish: ociviliserad (sv)
• Thai: ป่าเถื่อน (th) (bpàa-tʉ̀ʉan)

Etymology 2

Verb

uncivilized

1. simple past and past participle of uncivilize