barbarism

/ˈbɑː(ɹ)bəɹɪz(ə)m//ˈbɑɹbəˈɹɪzm̩/

noun

  1. 1

    A barbaric act.

    These barbarisms can not be allowed to continue; they must be crushed or civilization will collapse.
  2. 2

    The condition of existing barbarically.

  3. 3

    A word hybridizing Ancient Greek and Latin or other heterogeneous roots.

  4. 4

    An error in language use within a single word, such as a mispronunciation.

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