Barbarism

Barbarism - Other Definitions

• (n.) An uncivilized state or condition; rudeness of manners; ignorance of arts, learning, and literature; barbarousness.
  
  
• (n.) A barbarous, cruel, or brutal action; an outrage.
  
  
• (n.) An offense against purity of style or language; any form of speech contrary to the pure idioms of a particular language. See Solecism.