Definition of "barbarianism" in Englisch

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.