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barbarism in Japanese

barbarism in Japanese is 野蛮な行為 — barbarism means an act of extreme cruelty or savagery.

barbarism in Japanese

野蛮な行為
noun
A barbaric act.

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 Japanese?

"barbarism" in Japanese is 野蛮な行為. 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 Japanese, "barbarism" is 野蛮な行為.

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