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barbarousness

/bɑːˈbeə.rəs.nəs/

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noun

/bɑːˈbeə.rəs.nəs/C2formal
  • ruСуществительное, обозначающее качество или состояние шокирующей жестокости, грубости или бесчеловечности.

A noun referring to the quality or state of being shockingly cruel, brutal, or inhumane.

uncountable

  1. Extreme crueltyC1formal

    The quality or state of being shockingly cruel, brutal, or inhumane.

    ruВарварство

    • The barbarousness of the ancient punishment shocked historians.
    • The film depicted the barbarousness of war in graphic detail.
    • He spoke out against the barbarousness of the regime's actions.

    Synonymsatrocitybarbarismbrutalitycrueltyferocityinhumanitysavageryviciousness

    Antonymsbenevolencecompassionhumanitykindnessmercy

Forms
  • barbarousnesses plural form
  • barbarousnesses' possessive plural form
  • barbarousness's possessive singular form