barbarianism

English

Etymology

barbarian +‎ -ism

Noun

barbarianism (countable and uncountable, plural barbarianisms)

A primitive or simplistic ethos or societal condition; barbarism.
Some postulate that after a nuclear war, humanity would fall into a state of barbarianism.
Behaviour appropriate to a barbarian, that is uncivilized, brutal, or crude.
The teacher accused the bullies of barbarianism when she caught them taunting the girl in a wheelchair.

Synonyms

(primitive ethos or societal condition): degeneracy, reductionism, savagery, state of nature, simplicity
(behaviour of a barbarian): degeneracy, rudeness, savagery, wildness, unsophistication

Derived terms

semibarbarianism

Translations

a primitive, less advanced, or simplistic ethos or societal condition; barbarism — see barbarism

behaviour appropriate to a barbarian, that is uncivilized, brutal, or crude — see barbarism

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