bar|ba|rism

bar|ba|rism
bar|ba|rism «BAHR buh rihz uhm», noun.
1. the condition of uncivilized people: »

People who have no form of writing live in barbarism.

2. a barbarous act, custom, or trait.
3. the use of a word or expression not in accepted use: »

Barbarism in conversation is often distracting.

4. a word or expression not in accepted use, such as “his'n” for “his”: »

The English Department, he said, offers a bonus of fifteen points to the student who spots and records the greatest number of grammatical errors, ambiguities, redundancies, and barbarisms in the speeches made at the school (New Yorker).

5. particularly offensive bad manners.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • bar·ba·rism — /ˈbɑɚbəˌrızəm/ noun, pl risms 1 : cruel and violent behavior [noncount] The barbarism of his dictatorship cannot be ignored. [count] Such barbarisms cannot be tolerated. 2 [noncount] : very rude behavior acts of social barbarism …   Useful english dictionary

  • sem|i|bar|ba|rism — «SEHM ee BAHR buh rihz uhm», noun. the condition or state of being semibarbaric …   Useful english dictionary

  • bar — bar·a·boo; bar·ag·no·sis; bar·a·min; bar; bar·a·thea; bar·a·thrum; bar·ba; bar·ba·coa; bar·ba·dos; bar·ba·ra s; bar·ba·rea; bar·bar·i·an·ism; bar·bar·i·an·ism; bar·bar·ic; bar·bar·ic; bar·bar·i·cal·ly; bar·bar·i·cal·ly; bar·bar·i·ous;… …   English syllables

  • rism — ad·i·aph·o·rism; al·go·rism; al·le·go·rism; aph·o·rism; apri·o·rism; bar·ba·rism; bleph·a·rism; bo·va·rism; car·nivo·rism; cath·a·rism; con·cil·i·a·rism; de·te·ri·o·rism; em·pi·rism; fag·o·py·rism; frag·men·ta·rism; func·tion·a·rism; gon·go·rism; …   English syllables

  • barbarism — bar·ba·rism …   English syllables

  • barbarism — bar|ba|rism [ barbə,rızəm ] noun uncount extremely violent and cruel behavior …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • barbarism — bar•ba•rism [[t]ˈbɑr bəˌrɪz əm[/t]] n. 1) a barbarous or uncivilized state or condition 2) a barbarous act 3) ling. cv the use of words or constructions felt to be undesirably alien to the established standards of a language 4) ling. such a word… …   From formal English to slang

  • ba — ab·ba·cy; ab·ba·si; ab·ba·tial; ac·ro·ba·cy; ac·ti·no·ba·cil·lus; adi·ba·si; aero·ba·cil·lus; ag·ba; al·a·ba·do; al·ba·cea; al·ba·co·ra; al·ba·core; al·ba·da; al·ba; al·ba·ha·ca; al·ba·nen·ses; al·ba·nia; al·ba·ny; al·ba·rel·lo; al·gar·ro·ba;… …   English syllables

  • Barbarism — Bar ba*rism (b[aum]r b[.a]*r[i^]z m), n. [L. barbarismus, Gr. barbarismo s; cf. F. barbarisme.] 1. An uncivilized state or condition; rudeness of manners; ignorance of arts, learning, and literature; barbarousness. Prescott. [1913 Webster] 2. A… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Semibarbarism — Sem i*bar ba*rism, n. The quality or state of being half barbarous or uncivilized. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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