decivilization en · NOUN
Etymology
From de- + civilization or decivilize + -ation.
Meanings
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(uncountable) The process of decivilizing.
The line between a normal, functioning society and catastrophic decivilization can be crossed with a single act of mayhem.
2024 December 11, Adrienne LaFrance, “Decivilization May Already Be Under Way”, in The Atlantic: