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barbarism

/ˈbɑːbərɪzəm/noun

उच्चारण बार्बरिज़म

असभ्यता, बर्बरता

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noun
  1. 1

    [U]

    a state of not being civilised

    असभ्यता, बर्बरता

    • The collapse of law and order led to a return to barbarism.

    Synonyms savagery

    Opposite civilisation

  2. 2

    [U, C] disapproving

    cruel or violent behaviour

    क्रूरता, बर्बरता

    • the barbarism of war
    • acts of barbarism against innocent villagers

    Synonyms brutality cruelty savagery

    Opposite humanity kindness

◇Word family
barbarian nounbarbaric adjectivebarbarity noun
≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

savagery brutality cruelty

Antonyms

civilisation humanity kindness

?Which word?

Do not confuse barbarism (an uncivilised state or cruel behaviour in general) and barbarity (an act of extreme cruelty).

Barbarism (असभ्य अवस्था या सामान्य क्रूर व्यवहार) और barbarity (अत्यधिक क्रूरता का कोई कार्य) को confuse न करें।