# tribalism

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈtɹaɪ.bə.lɪ.zəm/ · frequency rank #42,962

## Definitions
1. The condition of being tribal.
2. A feeling of identity and loyalty to one's tribe.
3. The tendency among human beings to form socially cohesive groups within which there exists social pressure upon the individual to conform to either common behaviors, customs, habits, mores and/or norms, and which groups exhibit greater or lesser degrees of exclusivism.

## Etymology
From tribal + -ism.

## Common misspellings (14)
`rtibalism`, `tirbalism`, `trbialism`, `triablism`, `tribailsm`, `tribalims`, `tribalismm`, `tribalissm`, `triballism`, `tribalsim`, `tribbalism`, `triblaism`, `trribalism`, `ttribalism`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/tribalism