barbarism
pronunciation
How to pronounce barbarism in British English:
UK [ˈbɑ:bərɪzəm]
How to pronounce barbarism in American English:
US [ˈbɑrbərɪzəm]
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- Noun:
- a brutal barbarous savage act
Word Origin
- barbarism (n.)
- mid-15c., "uncivilized or rude nature," from French barbarisme (13c.), from Latin barbarismus, from Greek barbarismos "foreign speech," from barbarizein "to do as a foreigner does" (see barbarian). Only of speech in Greek, Latin, and French; sense extended in English to "uncivilized condition."