BARBARISM


Meaning of BARBARISM in English

■ noun

1》 absence of culture and civilization.

2》 extreme cruelty or brutality.

3》 a word or expression which is badly formed according to traditional philological rules, e.g. a word formed from elements of different languages, such as breathalyser (English and Greek).

Derivatives

barbarity noun ( plural barbarities ).

barbarization or barbarisation noun

barbarize or barbarise verb

Concise Oxford English vocab.      Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка.