Translations for „atavistic“ in the English » Polish Dictionary

atavistic [ˌætəˈvɪstɪk, Am ˌæt̬-] ADJ

atavistic

atawistyczny

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English

This reference to man's antecedents establishes an important theme in the film: the residual atavistic impulses in 20th-century man.

en.wikipedia.org

If the majority wills what is socially atavistic, then to thwart the majority may be, though undemocratic, enlightened.

mediamatters.org

It would create artificial divisions in the country, energize an atavistic insularity, encourage the sewers to breathe and roar and diminish the democratic conversation.

www.winnipegfreepress.com

It gave oxygen to atavistic forces in society.

www.independent.ie

Apparently, this is a trait that can arise independently, and may be an atavistic trait.

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All this just adds to the atavistic fascination with water which visitors to this show may experience.

www.culture24.org.uk

This is why literature has been stripped of its atavistic roles of being reformatory, builder of morality, curser of vanities and abolisher of vices.

nation.com.pk

Ethnic diversity was viewed as a source of atavistic conflict and the suggested solution involved territorial partition and population transfers.

theconversation.com

Though a supernumerary muscle present in only 23% of all people, it is not an abnormality but a variant of normal human anatomy with an atavistic character.

en.wikipedia.org

There is nothing that we can do to prevent this kind of atavistic rage.

blogs.telegraph.co.uk