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barbarism in Latin

barbarism in Latin is immānitās — barbarism means an act of extreme cruelty or savagery.

barbarism in Latin

immānitās
noun
The condition of existing barbarically.

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 Latin?

"barbarism" in Latin is immānitās. 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 Latin, "barbarism" is immānitās.

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