noun
- the state or condition of being barbarous or uncivilized
- a barbarous act or practice
Examples
- The historian condemned the barbarianism of the ancient conquests.
- Many viewed the treatment of prisoners as pure barbarianism.
- The novel depicted the gradual descent from civilization into barbarianism.
- Such acts of barbarianism have no place in modern society.
- The documentary exposed the barbarianism of the regime.
- Critics argued that the punishment represented a return to barbarianism.