barbarities

Variant of barbarity

barbarity definition

bar·bar·ity (bär ber′ə tē)

noun pl. barbarities -·ties

  1. cruel or brutal behavior; inhumanity
  2. a cruel or brutal act
  3. a crude or coarse taste, manner, form, etc.

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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