Atavism
/ˈætəˌvɪzəm/
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Scrabble:12 ptsWWF:14 pts7 letters
Definition of Atavism
noun
- The reappearance of an ancestral characteristic in an organism after several generations of absence.
- The recurrence or reversion to a past behaviour, method, characteristic or style after a long period of absence.
- Reversion to past primitive behavior, especially violence.
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