barbarisms

[US]/[ˈbɑːbərɪzəm]/
[UK]/[ˈbɑːrbərɪzəm]/

Translation

n.uncouth or coarse behavior; boorishness; a linguistic error or solecism, especially one considered vulgar; the state of being barbarous

Phrases & Collocations

avoiding barbarisms

exposing barbarisms

criticizing barbarisms

rejecting barbarisms

noted barbarisms

historical barbarisms

linguistic barbarisms

stylistic barbarisms

preventing barbarisms

identifying barbarisms

Example Sentences

the critic pointed out several barbarisms in the student's essay.

he avoided using barbarisms and strived for elegant prose.

the language of the contract contained regrettable barbarisms.

the professor warned against incorporating barbarisms into academic writing.

the author skillfully removed all traces of barbarisms from the text.

the speech was marred by unnecessary barbarisms and slang.

she corrected the barbarisms in his draft with careful precision.

the editor flagged numerous barbarisms for revision.

the novel's dialogue was criticized for its frequent barbarisms.

he replaced the vulgar barbarisms with more refined vocabulary.

the style guide explicitly prohibits the use of barbarisms.

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