Each man calls barbarism whatever is not his own practice.
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Barbarism
//ˈbɑɹbəˈɹɪzm̩//
Synonyms for "barbarism" (122 found)
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Closest matches (25)
Strong matches (36)
Related words (61)
lack of finishlack of polishlapseleadennesslocalismmalapropmalapropismmisconstructionmissayingmisusagemisuseneanderthalismneologismoutragepaganismphilistinismpompousnessponderousnesspoor dictionroughness
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rudenesssavagerysavagismsesquipedalianismsesquipedalityshibbolethslangslipslipshod constructionsolecismspoonerismstiltednesstaboo wordtastelessnesstroglodytismturgidityuncivilizednessuncouthnessuncultivatednessuncultivationunculturednessunenlightenmentuneuphoniousnessungracefulnessungrammaticismunrefinementunseemlinessunwieldinessvernacularismvulgarismvulgaritywildness
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2 entriesSynonyms
1 entriesderived
1 entriesrelated to
5 entriesTranslations
52 translations across 28 languages.
Arabic
1 entries- بربرية noun (barbaric act)
Belarusian
4 entries- ба́рбарства noun (barbaric act)
- барбары́зм noun (error in language use)
- барбары́нства noun (barbaric act)
- ва́рварства noun (barbaric act)
Bulgarian
2 entries- ва́рварство noun (barbaric act)
- варвари́зъм noun (error in language use)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 殘暴行為 /残暴行为 noun (barbaric act)
Czech
4 entries- barbarismus noun (error in language use)
- barbarství noun (barbaric act)
- barbarství noun (condition of existing barbarically)
- brutalita noun (barbaric act)
Estonian
1 entries- barbarism noun (error in language use)
Finnish
3 entries- barbaarius noun (barbaric act)
- barbarismi noun (condition of existing barbarically)
- raakalaisuus noun (barbaric act)
French
2 entries- barbarisme noun (barbaric act)
- barbarisme noun (error in language use)
German
3 entries- Barbarei noun (barbaric act)
- Barbarei noun (condition of existing barbarically)
- Barbarismus noun (error in language use)
Greek
1 entries- βαρβαρισμός noun (error in language use)
Hindi
2 entries- असभ्यता noun (barbaric act)
- बर्बरता noun (barbaric act)
Italian
1 entries- barbarismo noun (barbaric act)
Japanese
1 entries- 野蛮な行為 noun (barbaric act)
Kazakh
2 entries- жабайылық noun (barbaric act)
- мәдениетсіздік noun (barbaric act)
Latin
1 entries- immānitās noun (condition of existing barbarically)
Latvian
1 entries- barbarisms noun (error in language use)
Lithuanian
2 entries- barbarizmas noun (barbaric act)
- barbarizmas noun (error in language use)
Malay
1 entries- barbarisme noun (barbaric act)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- barbari noun (barbaric act)
Polish
3 entries- barbaryzm noun (error in language use)
- barbarzyństwo noun (barbaric act)
- barbarzyństwo noun (condition of existing barbarically)
Portuguese
1 entries- barbarismo noun (barbaric act)
Romanian
2 entries- barbarism noun (barbaric act)
- barbarism noun (error in language use)
Russian
3 entries- ва́рварство noun (barbaric act)
- ва́рварство noun (condition of existing barbarically)
- варвари́зм noun (error in language use)
Scottish Gaelic
1 entries- brùidealachd noun (condition of existing barbarically)
Spanish
2 entries- barbarismo noun (barbaric act)
- barbarismo noun (error in language use)
Swedish
1 entries- barbarism noun (error in language use)
Turkish
1 entries- barbarlık noun (condition of existing barbarically)
Ukrainian
2 entries- ва́рварство noun (barbaric act)
- варвари́зм noun (error in language use)
Sample sentences
14 total sentences available.
There is no document of civilization which is not at the same time a document of barbarism.
Source: tatoeba (426595)
Socialism or barbarism.
Source: tatoeba (433640)
Much reading has brought upon us a learned barbarism.
Source: tatoeba (918856)
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