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View usage for: (bɑːʳbərɪzəm) uncountable nounIf you refer to someone's behaviour as barbarism, you strongly disapprove of it because you think that it is extremely cruel or uncivilized. [disapproval] We do not ask for the death penalty: barbarism must not be met with barbarism. Synonyms: cruelty, outrage, atrocity, brutality More Synonyms of barbarism More Synonyms of barbarism barbarism in British English (ˈbɑːbəˌrɪzəm) noun1. a brutal, coarse, or ignorant act 2. the condition of being backward, coarse, or ignorant 3. a substandard or erroneously constructed or derived word or expression; solecism 4. any act or object that offends against accepted taste Word origin C16: from Latin barbarismus error of speech, from Greek barbarismos, from barbaros barbarousbarbarism in American English (ˈbɑrbəˌrɪzəm) noun1. a. the use of words and expressions not standard in a language b. a word or expression of this sort (Ex.: “youse” for “you”) see also impropriety, solecism 2. the state of being primitive or lacking civilization 3. a barbarous action, custom, etc. 4. brutal behavior; barbarity Word origin L barbarismus < Gr barbarismos: see barbarous Examples of 'barbarism' in a sentencebarbarism In other languagesbarbarism British English: barbarism NOUN If you refer to someone's behaviour as barbarism, you strongly disapprove of it because you think that it is extremely cruel or uncivilized. We do not ask for the death penalty: barbarism must not be met with barbarism. - American English: barbarism
- Brazilian Portuguese: barbarismo
- Chinese: 野蛮行为
- European Spanish: barbarie
- French: coutume barbare
- German: Barbarei
- Italian: barbarie
- Japanese: 野蛮
- Korean: 야만
- European Portuguese: barbárie
- Latin American Spanish: barbarie
Definition the condition of being backward, coarse, or ignorant Not the death penalty: barbarism must not be met with barbarism. Synonyms ruthlessness coarseness crudity monstrousness heinousness fiendishness barbarousness Definition a substandard word or expression Synonyms corruption solecism vulgarism misusage Additional synonymsDefinition behaviour that is wicked or cruel stomach-churning tales of atrocity and massacre Synonyms cruelty, wrong, horror, brutality, wrongdoing, enormity, savagery, ruthlessness, wickedness, inhumanity, infamy, transgression, barbarity, viciousness, villainy, baseness, monstrousness, heinousness, nefariousness, shockingness, atrociousness, fiendishness, barbarousness, grievousness, villainousness Definition the state of being barbaric or barbarous the barbarity of war Synonyms viciousness, horror, cruelty, brutality, ferocity, savagery, ruthlessness, inhumanityThe Roman arena played host to appalling brutality in the name of entertainment. Synonyms cruelty, atrocity, ferocity, savagery, ruthlessness, barbarism, inhumanity, barbarity, viciousness, brutishness, bloodthirstiness, savageness - barb
- barbarian
- barbaric
- barbarism
- barbarity
- barbarous
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