barbarism
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8.0
- noun
- /ˈbɑrbəˌrɪzəm/
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barbarie
- Many viewed the torture of prisoners as a clear act of barbarism that must be condemned.
- civilization against barbarism
- savagery and barbarism
- barbarism and violence
And Lovecraft was sort of, you know, proponent of civilization against barbarism.
- And Lovecraft was sort of, you know, proponent of civilization against barbarism.
- They would return to barbarism outside of the control of a system like slavery.
- But step back, look at this for what it really is, barbarism, unrelenting savagery, wilful condemnation, thought crime.
- A book like this may be condemned as a distraction from the desperately urgent defense of civilization against modern barbarism.
- Do we in the West choose civilization or barbarism and it's not chosen civilization?
- For me, facing that is urgent, as is the deployment of categories such as decadence and barbarism, as in socialism or barbarism.
- The barbarism, the medieval barbarism, the the viciousness with which these atrocities were committed, which let let me also be clear, it is not normal.
Examples
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A desperate last stand between civilization and barbarism.
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For progress to be achieved, barbarism must give way to civilization (law, order, and reason).
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President Reagan called it an act of barbarism.
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We must report this heinous barbarism to the last detail.
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I don't care if it's military or not, this barbarism has got to stop.
Blog text (6) -
And as you stand against barbarism, you've become a symbol of the heroism of the Ukrainian people.
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Cities represent the summits of civilization, yet they are also swamplands of barbarism.
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All of those myths celebrated the triumph of Greeks or their gods over barbarism and chaos.
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Now that's a cruelty and a moral barbarism that no one would endorse.
Blog text (27) -
For it is only by the rule of law... that any civilisation holds itself above the promiscuous squalor of barbarism.
Synonyms
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3.2
Harmful treatment of people or animals that happens again and again
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5.6
Very cruel and violent actions that hurt people
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8.1
A very cruel or violent act that shocks people, often against innocent people
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7.2
Very strong mental or physical pain that is hard to bear
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3.2
Actions that hurt people or animals on purpose
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7.4
Extreme cruelty or violence that hurts people
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6.6
Very cruel actions that show no care for other people
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6.3
Being very cruel and violent toward other people or animals
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8.4
Very cruel and violent behavior that hurts people
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8.3
An act that causes someone great pain and suffering on purpose
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4.5
Wanting to hurt or make others suffer
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8.7
Cruel or very mean behavior towards other people
A very cruel action that shows no human feeling
Very cruel actions that shock people
Very cruel treatment that ignores people's feelings and rights
A very cruel way of behaving that shows no kindness
Antonyms
How Cruel
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Barbarism comes from the Greek word barbaros, which meant 'foreign' or 'strange' and imitated the 'bar-bar' sound people thought was nonsense. People used it for those they saw as uncivilized, so barbarism came to mean cruel or savage behavior.