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noun
An act which causes people to revert to a state which is primitive and uncivilized.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
an act that makes people primitive and uncivilized
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: barbarization
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: degradation, debasement
History
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Across languages
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