Barbarity (Noun)
Meaning 1
The quality of being shockingly cruel and inhumane.
Classification
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects.
Examples
- The brutal treatment of prisoners of war was a stark example of the barbarity that can occur in times of conflict.
- The documentary exposed the barbarity of the regime's actions towards its own citizens, leaving viewers horrified.
- The ancient ritual, which involved human sacrifice, was a relic of a bygone era of barbarity that was thankfully long gone.
- The use of torture as an interrogation technique was widely condemned as an act of barbarity that had no place in modern society.
- The atrocities committed during the war were a testament to the barbarity that humans are capable of inflicting on each other.
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Meaning 2
A brutal barbarous savage act.
Classification
Nouns denoting acts or actions.