Definition of Barbarism
Barbarism
Bar·bar·ism


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(noun)
Savagery, cruelty, or brutality, especially in a civilized society.

e.g. The brutal dictator's regime was marked by barbarism and human rights abuses.

(noun)
a cluster of sharp projections or spikes on a wire fence;

e.g. His shirt got caught on a barb of the fence.



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