barbarity
noun
bar·bar·i·ty
bär-ˈber-ə-tē 
-ˈba-rə-
plural barbarities
1
2
a
: barbarous cruelty : inhumanity
b
: an act or instance of such cruelty
Synonyms
Examples of barbarity in a Sentence
The barbarity of the attack was horrifying.
The photos vividly capture the war's barbarity.
He is accused of inflicting unimaginable barbarities on his own people.
Recent Examples on the Web
Not even six full months have passed since the October 7 massacre, and already that act of unspeakable barbarity has been reduced to a passing aside in Democratic rhetorical assaults on Israeli perfidy -- that is, when it is mentioned at all.
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Noah Rothman, National Review, 5 Apr. 2024
Although the horrific experience of the Holocaust stands alone in its barbarity and enormity, the looting and destruction of artworks throughout occupied Ukraine by Russian forces today is a means of erasing Ukrainian culture and identity.
—Howard N. Spiegler, Fortune Europe, 23 Feb. 2024
This represents all the barbarity of the Hamas attack, which must be punished.
—Greg Wehner, Fox News, 30 Oct. 2023
Many say they were galvanized by the barbarity of Hamas’s attack.
—Alex Horton, Washington Post, 27 Nov. 2023
After the jihadist barbarities of October 7, Israel responded with aerial bombardments of Hamas havens in Gaza, in preparation for the now-ongoing ground invasion.
—Andrew C. McCarthy, National Review, 25 Nov. 2023
This is how United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken -- in Israel to meet with Prime Minister Netanyahu -- described some of the photographic evidence of the barbarity that Hamas recently inflicted on the Israeli people.
—Kathryn Jean Lopez, National Review, 16 Oct. 2023
This shows the full barbarity behind the Hamas attack – who must be held accountable.
—Benjamin Weinthal, Fox News, 30 Oct. 2023
The National Historical Museum has updated texts to emphasize the barbarity of slavery.
—Marina Dias, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2023
Noah Rothman, National Review, 5 Apr. 2024
Although the horrific experience of the Holocaust stands alone in its barbarity and enormity, the looting and destruction of artworks throughout occupied Ukraine by Russian forces today is a means of erasing Ukrainian culture and identity.
—Howard N. Spiegler, Fortune Europe, 23 Feb. 2024
This represents all the barbarity of the Hamas attack, which must be punished.
—Greg Wehner, Fox News, 30 Oct. 2023
Many say they were galvanized by the barbarity of Hamas’s attack.
—Alex Horton, Washington Post, 27 Nov. 2023
After the jihadist barbarities of October 7, Israel responded with aerial bombardments of Hamas havens in Gaza, in preparation for the now-ongoing ground invasion.
—Andrew C. McCarthy, National Review, 25 Nov. 2023
This is how United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken -- in Israel to meet with Prime Minister Netanyahu -- described some of the photographic evidence of the barbarity that Hamas recently inflicted on the Israeli people.
—Kathryn Jean Lopez, National Review, 16 Oct. 2023
This shows the full barbarity behind the Hamas attack – who must be held accountable.
—Benjamin Weinthal, Fox News, 30 Oct. 2023
The National Historical Museum has updated texts to emphasize the barbarity of slavery.
—Marina Dias, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2023
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“Barbarity.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/barbarity. Accessed 20 Apr. 2024.
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