barbarisation

ˌbɑːbəraɪˈzeɪʃən

Definition of barbarisation - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

process of decline

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the process of becoming uncivilized or crude

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The barbarisation of the tribe was evident from their regressive practices..

barbarization

decline

degradation

society

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act of making people primitive and uncivilized

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The war led to the barbarisation of the region.

brutalization

savagery

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Origin of barbarisation

Greek, barbaros (foreign) + -isation

Examples of barbarisation in a sentence

The historian wrote about the barbarisation of the once-great empire.
Barbarisation of the culture was evident in their actions.
The documentary highlighted the barbarisation of ancient tribes.

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French:barbarisation, primitivisation, ...
German:Barbarisierung, ...
Italian:imbarbarimento, ...
Spanish:embrutecimiento, ...
Portuguese:barbarização, ...
Chinese:野蛮化, 文明退化, ...
Japanese:野蛮化, バーバリゼーション, ...
Arabic:تهمج, تَوَحُّش, ...
Hebrew:הִתפָּרְעוּת, בַּרְבָּרִיזַצְיָה, ...
Russian:варваризация, опримитивление, ...
Ukrainian:варваризація, опримітивнення, ...
Hindi:असभ्यता, असभ्यकरण, ...
Bengali:অসভ্যকরণ, অসভ্যতা, ...
Catalan:barbarització, primitivització, ...
Czech:barbarizace, zbarbarizování, ...
Danish:barbarisering, ...
Dutch:verbarbarisering, barbarisering, ...
Greek:βαρβαροποίηση, απολίτιστη κατάσταση, ...
Hungarian:barbarizálódás, elvadítás, ...
Khmer:ការក្លាយជាព្រៃផ្សៃ, ដំណើរការធ្វើឱ្យមនុស្សបាត់បង់អរិយធម៌, ...
Korean:야만화, ...
Persian:بربریت, ...
Polish:dziczenie, zbarbaryzowanie, ...
Portuguese (BR):regressão, ...
Romanian:înrăire, ...
Swedish:barbarisering, förgrovning, ...
Thai:การเสื่อมสภาพ, การทำให้เป็นคนป่า, ...
Turkish:barbarlaşma, medeniyetsizleşme, ...
Vietnamese:sự man rợ hóa, ...

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