barbarism
/ˈbɑɹbəˈɹɪzm̩/ noun C2- A barbaric act. · These barbarisms can not be allowed to continue; they must be crushed or civilization will collapse.
- The condition of existing barbarically.
- A word hybridizing Ancient Greek and Latin or other heterogeneous roots.
- An error in language use within a single word, such as a mispronunciation.
Plural barbarisms
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“Ah, baron, baron,” said Albert, “you are not listening—what barbarism in a megalomaniac like you!”
“Now all that is settled, do let me see the performance, and tell your friend Albert not to come any more this evening; he will hurt himself with all his ill-chosen barbarisms: let him go home and go to sleep.”
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