insularism
nounEtymology From insular + -ism.
1
Insular (withdrawn) behavior.
- 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.1880, John Nichol, Byron:
- Synonyms
- narrow-mindedness
- Antonyms
- broad-mindedness