Atavic
Translation of "atavic" into Russian
atavic
AdjectiveUK
/əˈtæv.ɪk/
US
/əˈtæv.ɪk/
UK
/əˈtæv.ɪk/
US
/əˈtæv.ɪk/
UK
/əˈtæv.ɪk/
US
/əˈtæv.ɪk/
atavic
more atavic Comp.
most atavic Super.
His atavic fear of the dark was something he could never quite overcome.
Его атавистический страх темноты был тем, что он так и не смог полностью преодолеть.
Definitions
atavic
AdjectiveUK
/əˈtæv.ɪk/
US
/əˈtæv.ɪk/
UK
/əˈtæv.ɪk/
US
/əˈtæv.ɪk/
UK
/əˈtæv.ɪk/
US
/əˈtæv.ɪk/
Relating to or characterized by reversion to something ancient or ancestral.
The atavic fear of the dark is something that many people experience, despite living in a modern world.