barbarousness
- noun
- /ˈbɑːrbərəsnəs/
:
barbarie
- Witnesses described the barbarousness exhibited by the attackers, who showed no mercy towards their victims.
Examples
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The reports of the refugees revealed the barbarousness of the war, showing the extreme cruelty faced by civilians.
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Because these limbs represent the individual, the family, the community, and communication, Shakespeare shows in one image the multiple contexts simultaneously mutilated by barbarousness.
Academic text (2000) -
According to a British Major, TJ Leonard, he said the fairytales had helped teach German children "all the varieties of barbarousness."
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The organization of an army for combat determines barbarousness in Montaigne's first example, and later it is cruelty that marks the barbarous people.
Academic text (1994) -
He had in fact grown so accustomed to the old man's nagging and sarcasm that he hadn't really realized the true barbarousness of his situation.
Fiction book (1995) -
The documentary highlighted the barbarousness of human trafficking, exposing the brutal realities endured by many.
Synonyms
187
5.6
Very cruel and violent actions that hurt people
151
8.1
A very cruel or violent act that shocks people, often against innocent people
129
3.2
Actions that hurt people or animals on purpose
20
7.4
Extreme cruelty or violence that hurts people
20
4.6
A quality of being morally bad or cruel
13
8.0
A very cruel act that hurts or kills many people
12
6.6
Very cruel actions that show no care for other people
10
6.3
Being very cruel and violent toward other people or animals
9
7.3
To show no pity or kindness to reach a goal
9
5.4
Being unkind on purpose to other people
6
8.4
Very cruel and violent behavior that hurts people
2
8.0
Very bad and morally wrong behavior
2
7.5
A wish to hurt or make other people suffer
1
4.5
Wanting to hurt or make others suffer
1
9.5
The quality of being very evil and cruel that shocks people
1
7.0
Very violent and cruel actions that frighten people
1
8.4
Very cruel and evil actions that harm people
1
8.7
Cruel or very mean behavior towards other people
1
9.9
Very cruel violent behavior like that of an animal
Very cruel actions that shock people
Lack of pity or care for other people
Very cruel treatment that ignores people's feelings and rights
The quality of being very ugly or cruel in a way that shocks people
A lack of pity or mercy for other people
Being unkind and cruel to other people on purpose
Being cruel and showing little kindness
Antonyms
How Cruel
- NSFW
12
6.6
- Offensive
187
5.6
- NSFW
129
3.2
6
4.1
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word barbarousness comes from the old Greek barbaros, a word that copied the sound 'bar-bar' to mean 'foreign'. You can see the same root in barbarian and barbaric, and because Greeks often thought of outsiders as 'uncivilized', barbarousness now means extreme 'cruelty' or a lack of 'humanity'.