barbarousness

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bar·ba·rous

(bär′bər-əs)

adj.

1. Primitive or undeveloped in culture and customs; uncivilized.

2. Lacking refinement or culture; coarse: inappropriate, barbarous behavior.

3. Characterized by savagery; very cruel: a barbarous punishment; a barbarous tyrant.

4. Marked by the use or occurrence of barbarisms in spoken or written language.

[From Latin barbarus, from Greek barbaros, non-Greek, foreign; see barbarism.]

bar′ba·rous·ly adv.

bar′ba·rous·ness n.

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Noun 1. [画像:barbarousness - the quality of being shockingly cruel and inhumane]barbarousness - the quality of being shockingly cruel and inhumane

atrociousness, atrocity, barbarity, heinousness

inhumaneness, inhumanity - the quality of lacking compassion or consideration for others

Translations

بَرْبَريّ÷ه، وَحْشِيَّه

barbarství

råhed

Barbarei

barbarie

villimennska

råskap

barbarstvo

barbarlıkkabalık vahşilik

残暴野蛮

barbarous

(ˈbaːbərəs) adjective

1. uncultured and uncivilized. barbarous habits. barbaars بَرْبَري، غَيْر مُتَحَضِّر варварски bárbaro barbarský barbarisch barbarisk βάρβαρος, απολίτιστος bárbaro matslik بی فرهنگ؛ بی تمدن sivistymätön barbare ברברי गंवार barbarski barbár biadab ósiðmenntaður barbaro 野蛮な 야만적인 barbariškas, laukinis barbarisks kejam barbaars barbarisk barbarzyński بی عنعني، بي فرهنگ، بي تمدن bárbaro barbar, sălbatic дикий barbarský barbarski varvarski barbarisk ป่าเถื่อน kaba, medeniyetsiz, uyar olmayan 野蠻的,未開化的 варварський, дикий جڈ ، گنوار ا man rợ 野蛮的,未开化的

2. brutal. a barbarous assault. barbaarse وَحْشي жесток bárbaro barbarský grausam rå; barbarisk κτηνώδης bárbaro jõhker بی رحم؛ ظالمانه barbaarimainen barbare אַכזָרִי बर्बर brutalan kegyetlen keji villimannlegur barbaro 残虐な 잔인한 žiaurus nežēlīgs; brutāls kasar barbaars barbarisk, rå barbarzyński ظالمانه bárbaro barbar, sângeros жестокий barbarský, brutálny barbarski brutalan rå, grym โหดร้าย çok zalim, gaddar, vahşi 兇殘的 грубий, жорстокий وحشیانہ ، بہیمانہ tàn bạo 残暴的

ˈbarbarousness noun

barbaarsheid بَرْبَريّ÷ه، وَحْشِيَّه варварство barbaridade barbarství die Barbarei råhed βαρβαρότητα barbarie barbaarsus وحشیگری؛ بی رحمی barbaarimaisuus barbarie ברבריות बर्बरता barbarizam barbárság kebiadaban villimennska barbarie 野蛮 야만적임 barbariškumas, žiaurumas barbariskums kekasaran barbaarsheid råskap barbarzyństwo بي رحمي، ځنگلي، ځيناورتوب barbaridade barbarie варварство barbarstvo barbarstvo brutalnost barbari, råhet ความโหดร้ายป่าเถื่อน vahşilik, barbarlık, kabalık 野蠻,兇殘 варварство وحشیانہ پن sự dã man 野蛮,残暴

barˈbarian (-ˈbeəriən) noun

an uncultured and uncivilized person. barbaar همجي، بربري، هَمَجي، مُتَوَحِّش варварин bárbaro barbar der Barbar barbar βάρβαρος άνθρωπος bárbaro barbar آدم بی فرهنگ barbaari barbare ברברי असभ्य, जंगली barbar barbár barbar, orang yang biadab barbari, villimaður barbaro 野蛮人 야만인 barbaras barbars orang yang tidak bertamadun barbaar barbar barbarzyńca (تاريخ) ځنګلى، نيم وحشى سړى، غيرمدنى bárbaro barbar варвар barbar, -ka barbar varvarin barbar คนป่าเถื่อน barbar, uygar olmayan kimse 野蠻人 варвар وحشی ، اکھڑجنگلی người man rợ 野蛮人

adjective

barbarian customs. barbaarse غَيْر حَضاري، غَيْر مُتَمَدِّن варварски bárbaro barbarský barbarisch barbarisk βάρβαρος bárbaro barbaarne وحشیانه barbaarimainen barbare ברברי बर्बर barbarski barbár primitif villimannlegur, ósiðmenntaður barbaro 野蛮な 야만스러운 barbarų, barbariškas barbaru-; barbarisks pakaian orang gasar barbaars barbarisk barbarzyński بي رحمانه، bárbaro barbar варварский barbarský barbarski varvarski barbarisk ที่ป่าเถื่อน kaba, vahşi 野蠻人的 варварський وحشیانہ thô lỗ 野蛮人的

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