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barbarism in Italian

barbarism in Italian is barbarismo — barbarism means an act of extreme cruelty or savagery.

barbarism in Italian

barbarismo
noun

What does "barbarism" mean?

  1. noun An act of extreme cruelty or savagery.
    "The massacre was condemned as an act of barbarism."
  2. noun A state of being uncivilized or culturally undeveloped.
    "The historian described the region's slide into barbarism after the empire's collapse."
  3. noun An incorrect or ungrammatical use of language, such as a mixed-up word or mispronunciation.
    "The teacher marked the sentence as a barbarism for mixing Latin and Greek roots incorrectly."
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barbarism in a sentence

  • The massacre was condemned as an act of barbarism.
  • The historian described the region's slide into barbarism after the empire's collapse.
  • The teacher marked the sentence as a barbarism for mixing Latin and Greek roots incorrectly.

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What is "barbarism" in Italian?

"barbarism" in Italian is barbarismo. barbarism means: An act of extreme cruelty or savagery.

How do you use "barbarism" in a sentence?

Example: "The massacre was condemned as an act of barbarism." In Italian, "barbarism" is barbarismo.

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