uncivilized

English

Alternative forms

• uncivilised (non-Oxford British spelling)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʌnˈsɪvəlaɪzd/

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Etymology 1

From un- +‎ civilized.

Adjective

uncivilized (comparative more uncivilized, superlative most uncivilized) (American and Oxford British spelling)

1. Not having developed a civilization.

   The explorers wrote about the so-called uncivilized tribes.

2. Crude, barbarous, wild, uncultured.

   Synonyms: barbaric, pagan, uncultivated; see also Thesaurus:savage

   utterly uncivilized

   They described the practice as uncivilized.

3. Lacking good manners.

   Synonyms: bumptious, ill-bred, rude; see also Thesaurus:impolite

   uncivilized behavior

Derived terms

• uncivilizedly
• uncivilizedness

Translations

crude, barbarous, wild, uncultured — see also barbarous

• Arabic: هَمَجِيّ (hamajiyy)
• Catalan: incivilitzat, bàrbar (ca)
• Esperanto: necivilizita
• Finnish: sivistymätön (fi)
• French: incivilisé (fr)
• Greek: απολίτιστος (el) (apolítistos)
• Hebrew: חֲסַר תַּרְבּוּת (khasár tarbút)
• Hindi: बर्बर (hi) (barbar), जंगली (hi) (jaṅglī), अशिष्ट (hi) (aśiṣṭ)
• Italian: barbaro (it), non civilizzato
• Latin: barbarus (la)
• Malayalam: അപരിഷ്കൃത (ml) (apariṣkr̥ta)
• Russian: нецивилизованный (ru) (necivilizovannyj)
• Spanish: incivilizado (es)
• Swedish: ociviliserad (sv)
• Thai: ป่าเถื่อน (th) (bpàa-tʉ̀ʉan)

lacking good manners — see also uncivil

• Catalan: incivil, salvatge (ca), bàrbar (ca), incivilitzat
• French: incivilisé (fr) m
• Greek: απολίτιστος (el) (apolítistos)
• Hebrew: חֲסַר תַּרְבּוּת (khasár tarbút)
• Hindi: असभ्य (hi) (asabhya)
• Latin: incultus
• Swedish: ociviliserad (sv)
• Tagalog: asal-hayop
• Thai: ป่าเถื่อน (th) (bpàa-tʉ̀ʉan)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

uncivilized

1. simple past and past participle of uncivilize