Thesaurus: barbarity

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1. n. The state or manner of a barbarian; lack of civilization.
2. n. Cruelty; ferociousness; inhumanity.
3. n. A barbarous or cruel act.
4. n. Barbarism; impurity of speech.
5. n. the quality of being shockingly cruel and inhumane
6. n. a brutal barbarous savage act
7. The state or manner of a barbarian; lack of civilization. 2. Cruelty; ferociousness; inhumanity. Treating Christians with a barbarity which would have shocked the very Moslem. Macaulay. 3. A barbarous or cruel act. 4. Barbarism; impurity of speech. [Obs.] Swift.
8. The state or manner of a barbarian; lack of civilization.
9. n:100 n the quality of being shockingly cruel and inhumane n a brutal barbarous savage act