barbarity

[ bahr-bar-i-tee ]

/ bɑrˈbær ɪ ti /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR barbarity ON THESAURUS.COM

noun, plural bar·bar·i·ties.

brutal or inhuman conduct; cruelty.

an act or instance of cruelty or inhumanity.

crudity of style, taste, expression, etc.

Origin of barbarity

1560–70; <Latin barbar(us) (see barbarous) + -ity

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH barbarity

barbarism, barbarity

Words nearby barbarity

Barbara, barbarian, barbarianize, barbaric, barbarism, barbarity, barbarize, Barbarossa, Barbarossa I, Barbarossa II, barbarous

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Example sentences from the Web for barbarity

As they now live out their wildest dreams, their barbarity has cost the U.S. far more.
The Luxury Homes That Torture and Your Tax Dollars Built|Michael Daly|December 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The two Chechen wars, fought in 1994-96 and 1999-2000, were almost unparalleled in their barbarity in the postwar era.
Women Who Blow Themselves Up|David Satter|March 30, 2010|DAILY BEAST
The humiliation of striped clothes he was spared; that barbarity had been done away with by law.
Frank of Freedom Hill|Samuel A. Derieux
Now I cannot bear the barbarity of it; how can that unconscionable coachman talk so much bawdy to that lean horse?
The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman|Laurence Sterne

This general distress must teach the lesson that even war has its limit of barbarity.
In The Ranks|R. E. McBride
There was no kind of insolence, injustice and barbarity of which they were not guilty.
The Choctaw Freedmen|Robert Elliott Flickinger
This spectacular exhibition of a brutal punishment seemed to me like a relic of barbarity.
Ten years in the ranks, U.S. army|Augustus Meyers

British Dictionary definitions for barbarity

barbarity

/ (bɑːˈbærɪtɪ) /

noun plural -ties

the state or condition of being barbaric or barbarous

a brutal or vicious act

a crude or unsophisticated quality, style, expression, etc

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单词	barbarity
释义	barbarity [ bahr-bar-i-tee ] / bɑrˈbær ɪ ti / SEE SYNONYMS FOR barbarity ON THESAURUS.COM noun, plural bar·bar·i·ties. brutal or inhuman conduct; cruelty. an act or instance of cruelty or inhumanity. crudity of style, taste, expression, etc. Origin of barbarity 1560–70; <Latin barbar(us) (see barbarous) + -ity WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH barbarity barbarism, barbarity Words nearby barbarity Barbara, barbarian, barbarianize, barbaric, barbarism, barbarity, barbarize, Barbarossa, Barbarossa I, Barbarossa II, barbarous Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for barbarity As they now live out their wildest dreams, their barbarity has cost the U.S. far more. The Luxury Homes That Torture and Your Tax Dollars Built\|Michael Daly\|December 12, 2014\|DAILY BEAST The two Chechen wars, fought in 1994-96 and 1999-2000, were almost unparalleled in their barbarity in the postwar era. Women Who Blow Themselves Up\|David Satter\|March 30, 2010\|DAILY BEAST The humiliation of striped clothes he was spared; that barbarity had been done away with by law. Frank of Freedom Hill\|Samuel A. Derieux Now I cannot bear the barbarity of it; how can that unconscionable coachman talk so much bawdy to that lean horse? The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman\|Laurence Sterne This general distress must teach the lesson that even war has its limit of barbarity. In The Ranks\|R. E. McBride There was no kind of insolence, injustice and barbarity of which they were not guilty. The Choctaw Freedmen\|Robert Elliott Flickinger This spectacular exhibition of a brutal punishment seemed to me like a relic of barbarity. Ten years in the ranks, U.S. army\|Augustus Meyers British Dictionary definitions for barbarity barbarity / (bɑːˈbærɪtɪ) / noun plural -ties the state or condition of being barbaric or barbarous a brutal or vicious act a crude or unsophisticated quality, style, expression, etc Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to barbarity inhumanity, brutality, vulgarity, cruelty, viciousness, savageness, crudeness, boorishness, ruthlessness
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barbarity

noun, plural bar·bar·i·ties.

Origin of barbarity

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH barbarity

Words nearby barbarity

Example sentences from the Web for barbarity

British Dictionary definitions for barbarity

noun plural -ties

Words related to barbarity