# troglodytism

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. The practice of living in caves or cavelike environments.
2. The state or quality of being considered coarse, ignorant, uncultured, or unprogressive.

## Etymology
From troglodyte + -ism.

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