barbaric

• Beschreibt etwas als grausam, primitiv oder unzivilisiert; oft für rohe Gewalt oder einen Mangel an Kultur verwendet.

Describes something that is cruel, primitive, or uncivilized in nature.

1. Uncivilized or primitiveB2formal

   Lacking the refinements of civilization; crude or savage in nature.

   barbarisch

   • The ancient tribe was often described as barbaric by early explorers.
   • His barbaric behavior shocked the civilized society.
   • The film depicted a barbaric world without laws or order.

   Synonymebarbarousbrutishcrudeprimitiveroughrudesavageuncivilizedunrefinedwild

   Antonymecivilcivilizedculturedpolishedrefinedsophisticatedurbane

2. Unrestrained and crudely richC1formal

   Excessively lavish or ornate in a way that lacks subtlety or refinement.

   barbarisch prunkvoll

   • The palace was decorated with barbaric splendor, full of gold and jewels.
   • His barbaric taste in art favored huge, gaudy sculptures.
   • The feast was a barbaric display of wealth and excess.

   Synonymeflashygarishgaudyostentatiousoverwroughttawdry

   Antonymeelegantrefinedrestrainedsubtletasteful