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- Dictionarybarbarity/bɑːˈbarɪti/
noun
- 1. extreme cruelty or brutality: "the barbarity of the act outraged millions" Similar Opposite
- 2. absence of culture and civilization: "wildernesses were seen as places of great beauty rather than as places of barbarity" Similar Opposite
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behaviour that is very cruel, or a very cruel act: This barbarity must cease! The dictatorship has been responsible for countless barbarities. Synonyms. barbarism. brutality. savagery. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Unkind, cruel & unfeeling. acerbically. acerbity. acidly. anti-cruelty. cruelly. cruelty to someone/something. cutthroat
1. : barbarism. 2. a. : barbarous cruelty : inhumanity. b. : an act or instance of such cruelty. Synonyms. atrociousness. atrocity. barbarousness. brutality. cruelness. cruelty. fiendishness. heartlessness. inhumanity. inhumanness. sadism. savageness.
behavior that is very cruel, or a very cruel act: This barbarity needs to cease! The dictatorship has been responsible for countless barbarities. Synonyms. barbarism. brutality. savagery. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Unkind, cruel & unfeeling. acerbically. acerbity. acidly. anti-cruelty. cruelly. cruelty to someone/something.
Barbarity definition: brutal or inhuman conduct; cruelty.. See examples of BARBARITY used in a sentence.
If you refer to someone's behaviour as barbarity, you strongly disapprove of it because you think that it is extremely cruel. [ disapproval ] Rebellions were put down with appalling barbarity.
Deliberately inflicting terrible pain and suffering on other people is barbarity. While true barbarity reaches the level of torture, this noun is also used as an exaggerated way to say "an absence of civility or culture."
behaviour that deliberately causes extreme physical or mental pain or difficulty to others. The barbarity of the old regime was eventually exposed. Word Origin. Take your English to the next level. The Oxford Learner’s Thesaurus explains the difference between groups of similar words.
n. pl. bar·bar·i·ties. 1. a. Savage brutality or cruelty: a dictator whose barbarity was only exceeded by that of his rival. b. A cruel or savage act. 2. The condition of being uncivilized or uncultured: "All the little decorum and politeness we have ... are so ready to lapse into barbarity" (Jonathan Swift).
BARBARITY meaning: 1 : extreme cruelty a very cruel and violent quality; 2 : a cruel act
barbarity meaning, definition, what is barbarity: a very cruel act: Learn more.
