barbarity en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /bɑː(ɹ)ˈbæɹɪti/
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Meanings
- (uncountable) The state of being barbarous; brutality
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(countable) A barbaric act
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.
1942 [1942 February 21], Chiang Kai-shek, “One half of the world's people”, in All We Are and All We Have, New York: Chinese News Service, →OCLC, page 11:
- (uncountable) crudity
- (countable) A crude act
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| barbarities | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (25)
hi क्रूरता (state of being barbarous) · cs krutost (state of being barbarous) · de Barbarei (state of being barbarous) · fa وحشیگری (state of being barbarous) · nl barbarij (state of being barbarous) · el βαρβαρότητα (state of being barbarous) · ga barbarthacht (state of being barbarous) · ru ва́рварство (state of being barbarous) · fi barbaarisuus (state of being barbarous) · nl barbaarsheid (state of being barbarous) · hi बर्बरता (state of being barbarous) · fr barbarie (state of being barbarous) · cs nelidskost (state of being barbarous) · pt barbárie (state of being barbarous) · fi barbaria (state of being barbarous) · ota وحشت (state of being barbarous) · ota وحشیلك (state of being barbarous) · ga ainchríostúlacht (state of being barbarous) · fi raakuus (state of being barbarous) · fi julmuus (state of being barbarous) · ga danarthacht (state of being barbarous) · cs barbarství (state of being barbarous) · pt barbaridade (state of being barbarous) · pl barbarzyństwo (state of being barbarous) · grc βαρβαρότης (state of being barbarous)