barbarism
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++bar·bar·is·m /ˈbɑːbərɪzəm $ ˈbɑːr-/ noun [uncountable] 1. BAD BEHAVIOUR OR ACTIONSextremely violent and cruel behaviour 残暴的行为，粗野的举止2 a situation in which people have no respect for civilized things such as art and culture 野蛮，未开化 cultural barbarism 文化荒漠
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barbarism• Whitney, the butcher, who was feared for his savagery and barbarism.• Each side exaggerated and widely publicized the acts of barbarism and cruelty committed by the opponent.• In its new sense, civilization meant broadly the opposite of barbarism.• There may be a moral here: perhaps we need a touch of barbarism to secure civilisation.• Gradually the prevailing barbarism was tempered.• All suffer and all demonstrate the barbarism of the conflict.bar·bar·is·m nounChineseSyllable
violent cruel and Corpus extremely behaviour
barbarism
bar‧bar‧is‧m /ˈbɑːbərɪzəm $ ˈbɑːr-/
noun [uncountable]
1. extremely violent and cruel behaviour
2. a situation in which people have no respect for civilized things such as art and culture:
cultural barbarism
bar‧bar‧is‧m /ˈbɑːbərɪzəm $ ˈbɑːr-/
noun [uncountable]1. extremely violent and cruel behaviour
2. a situation in which people have no respect for civilized things such as art and culture: