Barbarity - English meaning

noun

Absence of culture and civilization.

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The collapse of civilization and the return to barbarism

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Extremely cruel and unpleasant behaviour

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He witnessed some appalling acts of barbarism during the war.

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Savagely cruel or depraved behaviour.

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There seems no end to the bestiality of men

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Cruelty and savageness.

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Exchanging one kind of social and economic brutalism for another is not what they had in mind

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A building style in which buildings are large and heavy-looking, and often made from concrete

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Between the late 1950s and mid-1970s brutalism was the house style of uk universities and governmen…

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Savage physical violence; great cruelty.

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Brutality against civilians

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An act or behavior that is cruel and violent

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[ u ] the movie’s brutality is often hard to watch.

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Cruel behaviour or attitudes.

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He has treated her with extreme cruelty

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The state or quality of being ferocious.

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The ferocity of the storm caught them by surprise

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The state of being frightening and violent

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The ferocity of the attack shocked a lot of people., the hurricane hit with terrible ferocity.

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The quality of being physically violent and frightening

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He pulled my face to his with a sudden fierceness., leaked video clips from soldiers in the field h…

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The state or quality of being nasty.

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The nastiness of the campaign

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The quality of being bad or very unpleasant

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She was wary of the nastiness of politics., a chef reveals the nastiness inside upscale restaurant …

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Lack of manners; discourteousness.

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What i will not tolerate is rudeness

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The quality of being offensive or not polite

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There is no excuse for rudeness., slapstick and rudeness are not his stock in trade and his appeal …

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The quality of lacking pity or compassion for others.

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The real-world ruthlessness of business

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The quality of not thinking or worrying about any pain caused to others when deciding what you need to do

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He behaved with utter ruthlessness., there was a certain ruthlessness about her.

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The quality of being fierce or cruel.

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A crime of the utmost savagery

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Deliberate cruelty or violence.

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She was visibly shocked by the viciousness of the attack

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The quality or fact of being cruel and showing an intention to hurt or upset someone

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I don't think he expected the viciousness or nastiness of the book., they subject their opponents t…

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Wicked or criminal behaviour.

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The villainy of professional racketeers

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The quality of being evil or morally wrong.

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The wickedness of the regime

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The fact of being morally very wrong or bad

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They would be punished for their wickedness.

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The character of being uncultivated, undomesticated, or inhospitable.

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The wildness and beauty of the scottish hills

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The quality of being uncontrolled, violent, or extreme

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They are no longer able to claim the wildness of youth as any excuse for their behaviour., there wa…