barbarianism
noun 2
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2VERB + BARBARIANISM
believes, bullies, state
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noun
1
A primitive or simplistic ethos or societal condition; barbarism.
Some postulate that after a nuclear war, humanity would fall into a state of barbarianism.
2
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.
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Some postulate that after a nuclear war, humanity would fall into a state of barbarianism.
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The teacher accused the bullies of barbarianism when she caught them taunting the girl in a wheelchair.
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The barbarian is, first and foremost, the man who believes in barbarianism.
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