barbarous

• Adjektiv, das etwas als unzivilisiert, grausam, brutal oder roh beschreibt, oft im Sinne von fehlender Kultur oder Menschlichkeit.

An old-fashioned adjective describing something as uncivilized, cruel, or brutal.

1. Cruel or brutalC1formal

   Describes actions or people that are savagely cruel, causing pain or suffering.

   Grausam oder brutal

   • The barbarous treatment of prisoners shocked the world.
   • History records many barbarous acts committed during wartime.
   • Such barbarous behavior has no place in a civilized society.

   Synonymebarbaricbrutalcallouscruelferociousheartlessinhumaneruthlesssavagevicious

   Antonymecompassionategentlehumanekindmerciful

2. Uncivilized or primitiveC1formal

   Relating to a society or culture considered to be primitive or lacking in refinement.

   Barbarisch

   • The explorers described the tribe's customs as barbarous.
   • Ancient texts often depict neighboring peoples as barbarous.
   • The term 'barbarous' was historically used to describe cultures different from one's own.

   Synonymebarbarianbarbariccrudeprimitivesavageuncivilizedunculturedunrefineduntamedwild

   Antonymecivilizedculturedenlightenedrefined