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Atavism
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an ancestral or ancient trait, feeling, outlook, activity, etc. that modern humans revert to
Example
His fear of the dark felt like an atavism, a remnant of early human survival instincts.
Her love for hunting felt like an atavism, connecting her to ancient ancestors.
The villagers practiced an atavism, celebrating ancient customs long forgotten elsewhere.
Example
His fear of the dark felt like an atavism, a remnant of early human survival instincts.
Her love for hunting felt like an atavism, connecting her to ancient ancestors.
The villagers practiced an atavism, celebrating ancient customs long forgotten elsewhere.
The sudden aggression he displayed seemed like an atavism from a primal past.
The child’s instinct to climb trees seemed like an atavism from our evolutionary history.
