Noun: barbarism 'baa(r)-bu,ri-zum
- A barbarous, cruel, or savage act
"the people slowly progressed from barbarism to civilization";
- brutality, barbarity, savagery
- Extreme cruelty, savagery, or lack of civilization
"The invaders' actions were condemned as barbarism"
- Incorrect or nonstandard use of language
"The teacher marked the sentence for its grammatical barbarism"
Derived forms: barbarisms
Type of: atrocity, inhumanity
Encyclopedia: Barbarism