Barbarity
brutal or inhuman conduct; cruelty.
an act or instance of cruelty or inhumanity.
crudity of style, taste, expression, etc.
Contemporary Examples
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 29, 2010
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 11, 2014
Historical Examples
In other countries, it has been my lot to see those unfortunate people treated with barbarity—even by my own countrymen.
A Five Years’ Residence in Buenos Ayres George Thomas Love
But, unhappily, these deeds of barbarity were not left to the vengeance of the law.
The History of Tasmania , Volume II (of 2) John West
So that the young Hectors not only cultivated habits of barbarity, but also linked themselves with blasphemy.
Nineteen Centuries of Drink in England Richard Valpy French
It is probable that each side matched the other in barbarity.
Washington and his Comrades in Arms George Wrong
Their very children are not exempted from these acts of barbarity.
Perils and Captivity Charlotte-Adlade [ne Picard] Dard
It is only a few years since the Russians emerged from a state of barbarity.
Sketches of the Fair Sex, in All Parts of the World Anonymous
If John Clarke could stand idle and see this barbarity, he must have been a fiend in human form.
The Command in the Battle of Bunker Hill Richard Frothingham
Because a wise King mistook me, and treated me with barbarity.
The Life and Adventures of Baron Trenck Baron Trenck
noun (pl) -ties
the state or condition of being barbaric or barbarous
a brutal or vicious act
a crude or unsophisticated quality, style, expression, etc
n.
1560s, “want of civilization,” from Latin barbarus (see barbarian) + -ity. Meaning “savage cruelty” is recorded from 1680s.
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uncivilized; wild; savage; crude. savagely cruel or harsh: The prisoners of war were given barbarous treatment. full of harsh sounds; noisy; discordant: an evening of wild and barbarous music. not conforming to classical standards or accepted usage, as language. foreign; alien. (among ancient Greeks) designating a person or thing of non-Greek origin. Contemporary Examples The […]
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