barbarism
[ bahr-buh-riz-uh m ]
/ ˈbɑr bəˌrɪz əm /
noun
a barbarous or uncivilized state or condition.
the use in a language of forms or constructions felt by some to be undesirably alien to the established standards of the language.
such a form or construction: Some people consider “complected” as a barbarism.
Origin of barbarism
OTHER WORDS FROM barbarism
hy·per·bar·bar·ism, nounWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH barbarism
barbarism barbarityWords nearby barbarism
barbados pride,
barbara,
barbarian,
barbarianize,
barbaric,
barbarism,
barbarity,
barbarize,
barbarossa,
barbarossa i,
barbarossa ii
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British Dictionary definitions for barbarism
barbarism
/ (ˈbɑːbəˌrɪzəm) /
noun
a brutal, coarse, or ignorant act
the condition of being backward, coarse, or ignorant
a substandard or erroneously constructed or derived word or expression; solecism
any act or object that offends against accepted taste
Word Origin for barbarism
C16: from Latin
barbarismus error of speech, from Greek
barbarismos, from
barbaros
barbarous