troglodytism
The practice of living in caves or cavelike environmentsThe practice of living in caves or cavelike environments.
Meaning
2 senses(uncountable)The practice of living in caves or cavelike environments.
(derogatory, uncountable)The state or quality of being considered coarse, ignorant, uncultured, or unprogressive.
Origin
From troglodyte + -ism.From troglodyte + -ism.
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Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable