Barbarism, barbarity, or barbarous may refer to:

  • Barbarism (linguistics), a non-standard word, expression, or pronunciation
  • Hybrid words, formerly called "barbarisms"
  • Any society construed as barbarian
  • Barbarian invasions, a period of migrations within or into Europe in the middle of the first millennium AD

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See also

  • Barbary
  • Berber (disambiguation)
  • Barbary Coast
  • Barbary Pirates
  • Abuse (disambiguation)
  • Barbarian (disambiguation)
  • Barbarous name, a meaningless or seemingly meaningless word used in magic rituals
  • Socialism or Barbarism, a 2001 book about globalism by István Mészáros
  • Primitive Culture (book), 1871 book about "primitive" versus "civilised" societies
  • War crime, an act that constitutes a serious violation of the law of war