barbarisation
Definition
Noun: 1. The process of making something or someone barbaric; an act that makes people or a society primitive, uncivilized, or brutal. It refers to the degradation of cultural, social, or moral standards to a state considered crude, savage, or lacking in refinement.
Usage
- Barbarisation is used to describe a process or specific actions that lead to a decline in civilization, often involving the loss of sophisticated customs, the adoption of brutal methods, or the erosion of humane values.
- It is a formal, critical term often found in historical, sociological, or political discourse.
Examples
- Historians argue that the prolonged war led to the barbarisation of the entire region, eroding centuries of legal tradition.
- The barbarisation of the conflict was evident in the targeting of civilian populations.
- Critics of the policy warned it would result in the cultural barbarisation of society.
Advanced Usage
- The term can be applied metaphorically beyond physical brutality to criticize a perceived coarsening of language, art, or public discourse.
- Some intellectuals lamented the barbarisation of public debate, where reasoned argument was replaced by personal insults.
Variants and Related Words
- Barbarization (noun): The primary alternative spelling, especially in American English. It has the same meaning.
- Barbaric (adjective): Savagely cruel or primitive in nature.
- Barbarism (noun): Extreme cruelty or brutality; an act or custom considered primitive or uncivilized.
- Barbarian (noun): A person perceived as primitive, uncultured, or brutal.
Synonyms
- Brutalization
- Degradation
- Decivilization
- Savagery
Antonyms
- Civilisation
- Humanization
- Refinement
- Cultivation
Noun
-
an act that makes people primitive and uncivilized
Khám phá thêm
Các từ liên quan
Từ đồng nghĩa
Từ gần giống
