barbarity

barbarity is a   Noun

Definition:

[1] The state or manner of a barbarian; lack of civilization.

[2] Cruelty; ferociousness; inhumanity. Treating Christians with a barbarity which would have shocked the very Moslem. Macaulay.

[3] A barbarous or cruel act.

[4] Barbarism; impurity of speech. [Obs.] Swift.

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