Definitions for barbarity
bɑrˈbær ɪ tibar·bar·i·ty

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. atrocity, atrociousness, barbarity, barbarousness, heinousnessnoun

   the quality of being shockingly cruel and inhumane

2. brutality, barbarity, barbarism, savagerynoun

   a brutal barbarous savage act

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. barbaritynoun

   The state of being barbarous; brutality

2. barbaritynoun

   A barbaric act

3. barbaritynoun

   crudity

4. barbaritynoun

   A crude act

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Barbaritynoun

   Etymology: from barbarous.

   1. Savageness; incivility.2. Cruelty; inhumanity.

   And they did treat him with all the rudeness, reproach, and barbarity imaginable. Edward Hyde, b. viii.

   3. Barbarism; impurity of speech.

   Next Petrarch followed, and in him we see
   What rhime improv’d in all its height, can be
   At best a pleasing sound, and sweet barbarity. Dryden.

   Latin often expresses that in one word, which either the barbarity or narrowness of modern tongues cannot supply in more. Dryden.

   Affected refinements, which ended by degrees in many barbarities, before the Goths had invaded Italy. Jonathan Swift.

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1. barbarity

   Barbarity refers to extreme cruelty, savagery or inhumanity. It often describes brutal or violent acts indicative of a lack of civilization or culture.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Barbaritynoun

   the state or manner of a barbarian; lack of civilization

2. Barbaritynoun

   cruelty; ferociousness; inhumanity

3. Barbaritynoun

   a barbarous or cruel act

4. Barbaritynoun

   barbarism; impurity of speech

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1. • Inhumaneness

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of barbarity in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of barbarity in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of barbarity in a Sentence

1. Adrian LeBaron:

   I really believe that the cartels in Mexico have moved to another level of barbarity, they are as bad or worse than ISIS. ISIS have an ideology, these sicarios (hitmen), why are they doing it? Out of greed and pure evil.

2. Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Costa:

   When there is a difference of 18 percent on average between the salary of men and women, disparity in political positions, and when there is barbarity such as gender violence, it's a sign that there is still much to do in the fight for women's rights.

3. Richard Hughes:

   Do your bit to save humanity from lapsing back into barbarity by reading all the novels you can.

4. Michael Kugelman:

   For some hardened and impressionable radicals, bling could be as appealing as barbarity.

5. Laura Ingraham:

   Every day the barbarity of the Left’s COVID lockdowns and school closures becomes more apparent, the great global resetters who love to see us shut in and shut up were fine seeing our economy destroyed – and even turning kids into screaming zombies.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=barbarity
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Barbarity
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=barbarity
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/barbarity