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tribalism

/ˈtɹaɪ.bə.lɪ.zəm/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.68 in modern English

Syllables
trib-al-ism
IPA
/ˈtɹaɪ.bə.lɪ.zəm/
13
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The condition of being tribal.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A feeling of identity and loyalty to one's tribe.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The tendency among human beings to form socially cohesive groups within which there exists social pressure upon the individual to conform to either common behaviors, customs, habits, mores and/or norms, and which groups exhibit greater or lesser degrees of exclusivism.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English tribal Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English tribalism From tribal + -ism.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈtɹaɪ.bə.lɪ.zəm/
  • British English: /ˈtɹaɪ.bə.lɪ.zəm/

Usage

Inflected Forms

tribalisms (plural)

Derived Forms

neotribalism

Phrases

ingroup and outgroup the Other us versus them

Frequently Paired Words

groupthink hyperpartisanship ingroup and outgroup parochialism the Other us versus them

Antonyms

cosmopolitanism

Questions

How do you pronounce tribalism?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtɹaɪ.bə.lɪ.zəm/.
What does tribalism mean?
The condition of being tribal.
Where does tribalism come from?
Etymology tree English tribal Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English tribalism From tribal + -ism.

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