barbarism

/ˈbɑː(ɹ)bəɹɪz(ə)m/

noun

  1. A barbaric act.

    "These barbarisms can not be allowed to continue; they must be crushed or civilization will collapse."

  2. The condition of existing barbarically.

  3. A word hybridizing Ancient Greek and Latin or other heterogeneous roots.

  4. An error in language use within a single word, such as a mispronunciation.