barbarism
/ˈbɑɹbəˈɹɪzm̩/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 2.75 in modern English
15
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A word hybridizing Ancient Greek and Latin or other heterogeneous roots.
Countable; Uncountable
noun
An error in language use within a single word, such as a mispronunciation.
Countable; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "These barbarisms can not be allowed to continue; they must be crushed or civilization will collapse."
- "Like dancing, it is a remnant of ancient barbarism—fit for the days of the Chaldeans or the Babylonians, when people were only amused through their eyes—the sole entertainment of which savage nations are susceptible."
- "War is at best barbarism... Its glory is all moonshine."
- "In the jargon of the ancient grammarian, penacilin would be a barbarism."
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈbɑɹbəˈɹɪzm̩/
- British English: /ˈbɑː(ɹ)bəɹɪz(ə)m/