Barbarity

//bɑː(ɹ)ˈbæɹɪti//

Synonyms for "barbarity" (83 found)

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Translations

23 translations across 12 languages.

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Czech

3 entries
  • barbarství noun (state of being barbarous)
  • krutost noun (state of being barbarous)
  • nelidskost noun (state of being barbarous)

Dutch

2 entries
  • barbaarsheid noun (state of being barbarous)
  • barbarij noun (state of being barbarous)

Finnish

4 entries
  • barbaarisuus noun (state of being barbarous)
  • barbaria noun (state of being barbarous)
  • julmuus noun (state of being barbarous)
  • raakuus noun (state of being barbarous)

French

1 entries
  • barbarie noun (state of being barbarous)

German

1 entries
  • Barbarei noun (state of being barbarous)

Hindi

2 entries
  • क्रूरता noun (state of being barbarous)
  • बर्बरता noun (state of being barbarous)

Irish

3 entries
  • ainchríostúlacht noun (state of being barbarous)
  • barbarthacht noun (state of being barbarous)
  • danarthacht noun (state of being barbarous)

Ottoman Turkish

2 entries
  • وحشت noun (state of being barbarous)
  • وحشیلك noun (state of being barbarous)

Persian

1 entries
  • وحشیگری noun (state of being barbarous)

Polish

1 entries
  • barbarzyństwo noun (state of being barbarous)

Portuguese

2 entries
  • barbaridade noun (state of being barbarous)
  • barbárie noun (state of being barbarous)

Russian

1 entries
  • ва́рварство noun (state of being barbarous)

Sample sentences

3 total sentences available.

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Let me therefore enter upon this noble cause with a chearfulness, grounded upon this assurance, that my adversary's cause is maintain'd by nothing but fraud, fallacy, ignorance and barbarity; whereas mine has light, truth, reason, the practice and the learning of the best ages of the world, of its side.

Source: tatoeba (7366471)

War is barbarity, insane fratricide, absurd and disastrous destruction, senseless and inhumane conflict – a violation of blessed and fortunate peace.

Source: tatoeba (13560473)

As regards barbarities committed by the Japanese army since our war of resistance, the fall of Nanking in December 1937 is a case in point. Over 200,000 civilians were massacred within one week.

Source: wiktionary

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