barbarianism

/bɑɹˈbɛɹiənɪzəm/ noun

Behaviour appropriate to a barbarian, that is uncivilized, brutal, or crude.

Word Origin From Greek barbaros, which originally imitated the sound of unintelligible speech — 'bar-bar' — to the Greeks, foreigners sounded like they were stammering. Barbarianism is the state or practice of being a barbarian. The root gives us barbaric, barbarous, and barbarity. The PIE *barbar- is onomatopoeic. So barbarianism is literally the condition of sounding like 'bar-bar' to someone else.

noun Behaviour appropriate to a barbarian, that is uncivilized, brutal, or crude. countable

His barbarianism shocked the civilized guests at the dinner party.

(名词) 野蛮行为;野蛮行径;粗野行为

他的野蛮行为震惊了晚宴上文明的客人们。

(sustantivo) barbarie; salvajismo; brutalidad; bestialidad [Comportamiento propio de un bárbaro, es decir, incivilizado, brutal o grosero.]

Su comportamiento bárbaro sorprendió a los civilizados invitados de la cena.

(nom) barbarie; sauvagerie; brutalité; grossièreté [Comportement barbare, brutal ou grossier, digne d'un barbare.]

Son barbarianism a choqué les invités civilisés du dîner.

(Substantiv) Barbarei; Unmenschlichkeit; Rohheit [Verhalten, das als unzivilisiert, brutal oder roh gilt, typisch für einen Barbaren.]

Sein **barbarianism** schockierte die zivilisierten Gäste auf der Dinnerparty.

(名詞) 未開人(barbarian)にふさわしい振る舞い。すなわち非文明的・残忍・粗野な行動。

彼の野蛮さには、晩餐会に出席していた洗練された客たちが衝撃を受けた。

(substantivo) barbárie; selvageria; brutalidade; bestialidade [Comportamento apropriado a um bárbaro, ou seja, incivilizado, brutal ou rude.]

Sua barbárie chocou os convidados civilizados do jantar.

noun A primitive or simplistic ethos or societal condition; barbarism. countable

The collapse of civilization led to widespread barbarianism.

(名词) 野蛮状态;野蛮;未开化

文明崩溃导致了普遍的野蛮状态。

(sustantivo) barbarie; salvajismo [Un ethos o condición social primitiva o simplista; barbarie.]

El colapso de la civilización condujo a una barbarie generalizada.

(nom) barbarie; sauvagerie [État d'une société primitive ou brutale, marquée par l'absence de civilisation ; barbarie.]

L'effondrement de la civilisation a conduit à une barbarie généralisée.

(Substantiv) Barbarei; Rohheit [Ein primitiver oder rückständiger Zustand einer Gesellschaft oder Kultur; Barbarei.]

Der Zusammenbruch der Zivilisation führte zu weitverbreitetem **barbarianism**.

(名詞) 未開で原始的な精神風土や社会状態。野蛮状態。

文明の崩壊により、広く蛮行が蔓延した。

(substantivo) barbárie; selvageria [Um ethos ou condição social primitiva ou simplista; barbárie.]

O colapso da civilização levou a uma barbárie generalizada.

Word parts: barbar + ian + ism

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