barbarism

/ˈbɑrbəˌrɪzəm/
/ˈbɑbərɪzəm/
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Other forms: barbarisms

Definitions of barbarism
  1. noun
    a brutal barbarous savage act
    synonyms: barbarity, brutality, savagery
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    type of:
    atrocity, inhumanity
    an act of atrocious cruelty
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