1 [noncount] : extreme cruelty : a very cruel and violent quality
▪ The barbarity of the attack was horrifying. ▪ The photos vividly capture the war's barbarity. 2 [count] : a cruel act
▪ He is accused of inflicting unimaginable barbarities on his own people.
▪ The barbarity of the attack was horrifying. ▪ The photos vividly capture the war's barbarity.
▪ He is accused of inflicting unimaginable barbarities on his own people.







