Barbarism

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·noun A barbarous, cruel, or brutal action; an Outrage.

II. Barbarism ·noun An uncivilized state or condition; rudeness of manners; ignorance of arts, learning, and literature; barbarousness.

III. Barbarism ·noun An offense against purity of style or language; any form of speech contrary to the pure idioms of a particular language. ·see Solecism.