Scrabble Dictionary
Find the definition of a word with its score in word games.
Word Games
| Scrabble US | (15 Points) | |
| Scrabble UK | (15 Points) | |
| Words With Friends | (18 Points) |
Barbarism
ˈbɑːbərɪz(ə)m
Barbarism definitions
noun
barbarism
barbarisms
- absence of culture and civilization
"the collapse of civilization and the return to barbarism"
- 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) or television (Greek and Latin)
- extreme cruelty or brutality
"she called the execution an act of barbarism"