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Barbarism
see synonyms of barbarismNoun
WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.
Barbarism
see synonyms of barbarismnoun
1.
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
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Barbarism
see synonyms of barbarism noun
1.
a.
the use of words and expressions not standard in a language
b.
see also impropriety, solecism a word or expression of this sort (Ex.: “youse” for “you”)
2.
the state of being primitive or lacking civilization
3.
a barbarous action, custom, etc.
4.
brutal behavior; barbarity
Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.
Barbarism
see synonyms of barbarismn.
1.
a. The condition of having no civilizing influences or refined culture; ignorance or crudity: "the struggles made by different nations, as they emerge from barbarism, to supply themselves with some visible symbol of thought" (William Hickling Prescott).
b. Savage violence or cruelty: "To say that the barbarism of one side [in World War I] impelled the barbarism of the other is not much of an excuse" (David A. Bell).
2.
a. The use of words, forms, or expressions considered incorrect or unacceptable.
b. A specific word, form, or expression so used.
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