What does Uncivilized mean?

Definitions for Uncivilized
ʌnˈsɪv əˌlaɪzdun·civ·i·lized

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. barbarian, barbaric, savage, uncivilized, uncivilised, wildadjective

    without civilizing influences

    "barbarian invaders"; "barbaric practices"; "a savage people"; "fighting is crude and uncivilized especially if the weapons are efficient"-Margaret Meade; "wild tribes"

Wiktionary

  1. uncivilizedadjective

    Crude, barbarous, wild, uncultured.

  2. uncivilizedadjective

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

  3. uncivilizedadjective

    Used to describe behaviours deemed savage or inappropriate.

  4. Etymology: From the British spelling uncivilised, with the general spelling reform of "-ise" to "-ize".

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Uncivilizedadjective

    But we, brave Britons, foreign laws despis’d,
    And kept unconquer’d, and unciviliz’d:
    Fierce for the liberties of wit, and bold,
    We still defy’d the Romans, as of old. Alexander Pope.

    Several, who have been polished in France, make use of the most coarse, unciviliz’d words in our language. Addison.

Wikipedia

  1. uncivilized

    A civilization (or civilisation) is any complex society characterized by the development of the state, social stratification, urbanization, and symbolic systems of communication beyond natural spoken language (namely, a writing system).Civilizations are additionally characterized by specialization of labour, agriculture, architecture, infrastructure, technological advancement, taxation, and regulation.Historically, a civilization has often been understood as a larger and "more advanced" culture, in implied contrast to smaller, supposedly less advanced cultures. In this broad sense, a civilization contrasts with non-centralized tribal societies, including the cultures of nomadic pastoralists, Neolithic societies or hunter-gatherers; however, sometimes it also contrasts with the cultures found within civilizations themselves. Civilizations are organized densely-populated settlements divided into hierarchical social classes with a ruling elite and subordinate urban and rural populations, which engage in intensive agriculture, mining, small-scale manufacture and trade. Civilization concentrates power, extending human control over the rest of nature, including over other human beings.Civilization, as its etymology suggests, is a concept originally associated with towns and cities. The earliest emergence of civilizations is generally connected with the final stages of the Neolithic Revolution in West Asia, culminating in the relatively rapid process of urban revolution and state formation, a political development associated with the appearance of a governing elite.

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  1. uncivilized

    Uncivilized refers to a person, group, or behavior that is considered to be lacking cultural, social, or moral refinement or sophistication. This can often be characterized by barbaric, savage, or crude actions that are not in line with societal norms or expectations. It can also refer to a society or place that has not developed complex systems of government, culture, or industry.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Uncivilizedadjective

    not civilized; not reclaimed from savage life; rude; barbarous; savage; as, the uncivilized inhabitants of Central Africa

  2. Uncivilizedadjective

    not civil; coarse; clownish

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Uncivilized in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Uncivilized in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of Uncivilized in a Sentence

  1. Ibrahim Kalin:

    I am deeply saddened by this uncivilized act, which goes against humanistic values and took the lives of civilians, we extend our deepest sympathies and condolences to the families of the victims and the people of New Zealand.

  2. Independent Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders:

    The United States must not engage in torture, if we do, in an increasingly brutal world, we lose our moral standing to condemn other nations or groups that engage in uncivilized behavior.

  3. Chinese Foreign Ministry:

    This is an uncivilized act of illegal kidnapping and a serious violation of basic human rights.

  4. Salvador Panelo:

    We will not allow ourselves to be assaulted, to be bullied, to be the subject of such barbaric, uncivilized and outrageous actions.

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