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uncivilizedlacking culture, refinement, or good manners; barbarous or primitive

Part of speech: ADJECTIVE

Definition: lacking culture, refinement, or good manners; barbarous or primitive

Pronunciation (IPA): /ʌnˈsɪvəlaɪzd/

Korean meaning: 문명화되지 않은, 야만적인, 무례한

Korean pronunciation: 언**시**빌라이즈드

Example Sentences

  • It's uncivilized to eat pizza with a fork and knife at a casual party.
  • My roommate's uncivilized habit of leaving dirty dishes everywhere drives me crazy.
  • The explorers encountered uncivilized tribes in the remote jungle.

uncivilized

ADJECTIVE

//ʌnˈsɪvəlaɪzd//

lacking culture, refinement, or good manners; barbarous or primitive

uncivilized concept
💡 Concept

lacking culture, refinement, or good manners; barbarous or primitive

uncivilized rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

Once uncivilized and criticized, now becoming civilized

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ʌnˈsɪvəlaɪzd/
🇬🇧 UK/ʌnˈsɪvəlaɪzd/

🌳Etymology

Prefixun--
Rootcivil
Suffix--ized

Origin

라틴어에서 유래된 단어로, 'civilized(문명화된)'에 부정을 나타내는 'un-'이 붙어 형성되었습니다. 'civil'은 라틴어 'civilis(시민의)'에서 왔으며, 도시와 문명 사회의 질서를 의미했습니다.

🎵Rhyme

civilizedutilizedcriticized
civilized
utilized
criticized

🔗Collocations

uncivilized behavior
uncivilized people
uncivilized manner
uncivilized society
completely uncivilized

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

It's uncivilized to eat pizza with a fork and knife at a casual party.

😄 Fun example

My roommate's uncivilized habit of leaving dirty dishes everywhere drives me crazy.

The explorers encountered uncivilized tribes in the remote jungle.

He considers it uncivilized to talk loudly on the phone in public.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

barbaroussavageprimitiverudeuncouth

Antonyms

civilizedrefinedcultured

Related

barbarianwildernessmannersetiquetteculture

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