BARBARISM


Meaning of BARBARISM in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈbär-bə-ˌri-zəm ]

noun

Date: 15th century

1.

a. : a barbarian or barbarous social or intellectual condition : backwardness

b. : the practice or display of barbarian acts, attitudes, or ideas

2. : an idea, act, or expression that in form or use offends against contemporary standards of good taste or acceptability

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.