barbarism

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Recent Examples of barbarism Wars, miseries, climate change, misogyny — our barbarism’s demons give us no respite. Rachel Handler, Vulture, 13 May 2025 Meanwhile, Oviedo and Sepúlveda’s claims that Indians were inferior were echoed in the pronouncements of any number of U.S. Presidents, who argued that the country’s expansion across the continent was justified by Indian or Mexican barbarism. The New Yorker, New Yorker, 23 Apr. 2025 Making matters worse, the group was vehemently anti-Shia and exhibited barbarism rarely seen in modern times. Ariane M. Tabatabai, Foreign Affairs, 4 July 2017 In repeatedly claiming that Kurdish terrorists were morally equivalent to ISIS, for example, Erdogan appeared troublingly blind to ISIS’ exceptional barbarism. Nick Danforth, Foreign Affairs, 9 Dec. 2015 See All Example Sentences for barbarism
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Noun
  • The combination of financial illiteracy and problematic money management leads many to be unaware of the ticking time bombs which underlie their financial circumstances.
    Hersh Shefrin, Forbes.com, 6 July 2025
  • The Black illiteracy rate in Texas was pegged at 75.4 percent.
    Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
Noun
  • Further demonstrating the ignorance of policy makers and the effects of their actions on businesses.
    Phil Kafarakis, Forbes.com, 17 July 2025
  • But that's absolutely no excuse, because intent doesn't excuse ignorance.
    Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 13 July 2025

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“Barbarism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/barbarism. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.

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