barbarity

  • 1Barbarity — Жанр дэт метал Годы c 2002 года Страна …

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  • 2Barbarity — Bar*bar i*ty, n.; pl. {Barbarities}. [From {Barbarous}.] 1. The state or manner of a barbarian; lack of civilization. [1913 Webster] 2. Cruelty; ferociousness; inhumanity. [1913 Webster] Treating Christians with a barbarity which would have… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 3barbarity — index atrocity, bestiality, brutality, cruelty Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 4barbarity — 1560s, want of civilization, from L. barbarus (see BARBARIAN (Cf. barbarian)) + ITY (Cf. ity). Meaning savage cruelty is recorded from 1680s …

    Etymology dictionary

  • 5barbarity — *barbarism Analogous words: barbarousness, savagery, ferociousness or ferocity, cruelty, inhumanity (see corresponding adjectives at FIERCE) Antonyms: humaneness Contrasted words: gentleness, mildness, smoothness, lenity or leniency (see… …

    New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • 6barbarity — [n] crudity, savagery boorishness, brutality, crudeness, cruelty, inhumanity, ruthlessness, savageness, viciousness, vulgarity; concept 633 Ant. kindness …

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  • 7barbarity — [bär ber′ə tē] n. pl. barbarities 1. cruel or brutal behavior; inhumanity 2. a cruel or brutal act 3. a crude or coarse taste, manner, form, etc …

    English World dictionary

  • 8barbarity — [[t]bɑː(r)bæ̱rɪti[/t]] barbarities N VAR (disapproval) If you refer to someone s behaviour as barbarity, you strongly disapprove of it because you think that it is extremely cruel. Rebellions were put down with appalling barbarity. ...the… …

    English dictionary

  • 9barbarity — barbarism, barbarity Barbarism has the widest scope of reference, being applied to matters of taste as well as human behaviour, and it has a special meaning in relation to language (see barbarisms). Barbarity (and occasionally barbarousness,… …

    Modern English usage

  • 10barbarity — [bɑː bærɪtɪ] display barbarity unmitigated utter barbarity outright to demonstrate …

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