1. words or expressions that are considered incorrect or unacceptable in standard language usage
Usage: linguistics; plural of barbarism
2. acts or instances of extreme cruelty or brutality
Usage: plural of barbarism

Examples

• The teacher corrected several barbarisms in the student’s essay.
• Using ‘ain’t’ in formal writing is considered one of the common barbarisms.
• The editor’s job was to eliminate grammatical barbarisms from the manuscript.
• The history book documented the barbarisms committed during the war.
• Such barbarisms have no place in a civilized society.
• The linguistic purist was offended by the barbarisms in popular speech.