insularism

insularism

English

Etymology

insular +‎ -ism

Noun

insularism (countable and uncountable, plural insularisms)

1. Insular (withdrawn) behavior.
   • 1880, John Nichol, Byron‎:

     So many voices of so various countries cannot be simply set aside: unless we wrap ourselves in an insolent insularism, we are bound at least to ask what is the meaning of their concurrent testimony.

Synonyms

• narrow-mindedness

Antonyms

• broad-mindedness

Translations

insular behavior

Japanese: 島国根性 (shimaguni konjō), 偏狭 (ja) (henkyō) Spanish: insularismo