What does barbarism mean?
Barbarism means A barbaric act..
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/ˈbɑː(ɹ)bəɹɪz(ə)m/ · noun
A barbaric act..
These barbarisms can not be allowed to continue; they must be crushed or civilization will collapse.
Like dancing, it is a remnant of ancient barbarism—fit for the days of the Chaldeans or the Babylonians, when people were only amused through their eyes—the sole entertainment of which savage nations are susceptible.
War is at best barbarism... Its glory is all moonshine.
In the jargon of the ancient grammarian, penacilin would be a barbarism.
Use barbarism when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Barbarism means A barbaric act..
Common synonyms include barbarianism, brutality, savagery, barbarity.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
These barbarisms can not be allowed to continue; they must be crushed or civilization will collapse.
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