atavistic

• Relativo a o caracterizado por la reaparición de rasgos hereditarios; retorno a un tipo o comportamiento anterior o primitivo.

Relating to or characterized by the reappearance of ancestral characteristics; a reversion to an earlier type or behavior.

1. Relating to ancestral traitsC2formal

   Relating to or characterized by the reappearance of characteristics from a remote ancestor, often seen as primitive or outdated.

   Atávico, relativo a rasgos ancestrales

   • His atavistic fear of the dark seemed irrational to his friends.
   • The ritual had an atavistic quality, harking back to ancient tribal ceremonies.
   • She felt an atavistic urge to run and hide when the storm began.

   Sinónimosancestralarchaicprimevalprimitiveregressivereversionarythrowback

   Antónimosadvancedinnovativemodernnovelprogressive