barbarism
/ˈbɑrbəˌrɪzəm/
noun
- Extreme cruelty or brutality; behavior that is savage and uncivilized.
- Acts of barbarism like torture have no place in a modern society.
- The novel describes the barbarism of ancient warfare in vivid detail.
- The dictator's barbarism shocked the entire world.
- A word, expression, or custom that is considered incorrect or not in accordance with accepted standards, especially in language.
- The teacher corrected the student's barbarism in the essay.
- Some linguists argue that what is called a barbarism today may become standard tomorrow.
- Using 'ain't' in formal writing is often considered a barbarism.
- A primitive or unsophisticated state or condition.
- The explorer wrote about the barbarism of the remote islanders.
- The philosopher contrasted the barbarism of the past with the enlightenment of the present.
- The tribe lived in a state of barbarism before contact with outsiders.
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