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barbarity
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barbarity
(noun)
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barbarity
/bɑɚ
ˈ
berəti/
noun
plural
barbarities
barbarity
/bɑɚ
ˈ
berəti/
noun
plural
barbarities
Learner's definition of BARBARITY
1
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noncount
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:
extreme cruelty
:
a very cruel and violent quality
The
barbarity
of the attack was horrifying.
The photos vividly capture the war's
barbarity
.
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:
a cruel act
He is accused of inflicting unimaginable
barbarities
on his own people.
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