Barbarism
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈbɑː(ɹ)bəɹɪz(ə)m/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Barbarism is a noun meaning A barbaric act.
Meaning
A barbaric act.
More Meanings
- The condition of existing barbarically.
- A word hybridizing Ancient Greek and Latin or other heterogeneous roots.
- An error in language use within a single word, such as a mispronunciation.
Example Sentences
War is at best barbarism... Its glory is all moonshine.
In the jargon of the ancient grammarian, penacilin would be a barbarism.
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.
Word Forms
- barbarisms
Synonyms for barbarism
Depending on context, synonyms include barbarianism, brutality, savagery, barbarity.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include barbarity, savagery, brutality, barbarous, barbaric, barbary.
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