Barbarianism

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A primitive or simplistic ethos or societal condition; barbarism. countable, uncountable

    "Some postulate that after a nuclear war, humanity would fall into a state of barbarianism."

  2. 2
    Behaviour appropriate to a barbarian, that is uncivilized, brutal, or crude. countable, uncountable

    "The teacher accused the bullies of barbarianism when she caught them taunting the girl in a wheelchair."

Synonyms

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degeneracysavagerydegeneracyreductionismrudenesssimplicity

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"The barbarian is, first and foremost, the man who believes in barbarianism."

Etymology

From barbarian + -ism.

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