barbarism C2 Topic:Ethics & Social Judgment US /ˈbɑɹbəˈɹɪzm̩/ UK /ˈbɑː(ɹ)bəɹɪz(ə)m/ See IPA manual Freq #37884 Meanings 1 noun A barbaric act. These barbarisms can not be allowed to continue; they must be crushed or civilization will collapse. 2 noun The condition of existing barbarically. 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. 3 noun An error in language use within a single word, such as a mispronunciation. In the jargon of the ancient grammarian, penacilin would be a barbarism. 4 noun a brutal barbarous savage act Thesaurus Synonyms 2 noun · the condition of existing... barbarianism 4 noun · a brutal barbarous savage act brutality Word family Derived forms semibarbarism Topics Ethics & Social Judgment External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # barbarism **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈbɑɹbəˈɹɪzm̩/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈbɑː(ɹ)bəɹɪz(ə)m/ **Frequency rank:** 37884 ## Meanings 1. A barbaric act. 2. The condition of existing barbarically. 3. An error in language use within a single word, such as a mispronunciation. 4. a brutal barbarous savage act ## Examples - 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. - In the jargon of the ancient grammarian, penacilin would be a barbarism. ## Derived Forms - semibarbarism ## Topics - Ethics & Social Judgment markdown