Definition of Barbarity
Barbarity
bar·bar·i·ty
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(noun)
the quality of being extremely harsh, brutal, or cruel, or an action that displays this quality;
e.g. We were shocked by the barbarity and violence of his actions.
(noun)
the quality of being backward, unrefined, and lacking in elements of civilization or culture in a social or intellectual sense, or an instance of this;
e.g. A culture's customs may be seen as barbarity from some perspectives.
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