Associations to the word «Barbarism»

Wiktionary

BARBARISM, noun. A barbaric act.
BARBARISM, noun. The condition of existing barbarically.
BARBARISM, noun. An error in language use within a single word, such as a mispronunciation.

Dictionary definition

BARBARISM, noun. A brutal barbarous savage act.

Wise words

Don't use words too big for the subject. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite.
C. S. Lewis