Used in a Sentence

barbarity

How to use barbarity in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for barbarity.

Editorial note

Russia does not rise to the level of barbarity of North Korea, clearly.

Examples16
Definitions2
Parts of speech1

Quick take

the quality of being shockingly cruel and inhumane

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of barbarity gathered in one view.

noun

the quality of being shockingly cruel and inhumane

noun

a brutal barbarous savage act

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for barbarity.

Example sentences

1

Russia does not rise to the level of barbarity of North Korea, clearly.

2

The barbarity and cruelty of mankind never fails to surprise and sadden me.

3

Your excuse can be used to justify pretty much any form of self-serving barbarity.

4

We didn’t think about China as a serious threat 10 years ago because they were poor and not powerful yet the barbarity was worse then.

5

""This message comes to you today from an old country, France, from a continent like mine, Europe, that has known wars, occupation and barbarity.

6

There have always been voices in China calling on the nation to confront the barbarity of the Cultural Revolution.

7

An expressed preference is when a well connected editor at Le Monde publishes a scathing critique of the Yankee barbarity du jour.

8

No reason is strong enough for the kind of barbarity they practice, but characterising it as purely senseless and ignoring the actual reasons behind it doesn't help either.

9

It is the war against barbarity, against fear, against xenophobia, against aggression, against ignorance.

10

I think you are reading "civilisation" to mean "the current way our society works" including the virtuous aspects as well as the heathen barbarity of the modern age. Let us hope instead that when the OP asks for a "civilisation cheat sheet", he means to find methods to transmit the "civilised" ideal rather than the disappointing status quo.

11

To prevent this, pirates invested in reputations of barbarity and insanity, creating a fearsome “brand name.” Brutally torturing resistors was one important way they did this.

12

American intelligentsia agreed with Mark Twain that the barbarity shamed all of us. Sure, some American sugar companies made some money, and the particular Filipinos favored by American imperialists made some money.

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Even Britain, which is no shining example on the Continent, has extensive extradition hearings to determine whether it would be humane to subject the accused to the barbarity of USA judicial system.

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I'm not an expert by any means on the history of either colonial era but the little I do know shows some striking similarities in how the natives were treated by the British as far as rapacious barbarity in multiple cases.

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Do Dutch butchers serve bat or pangolin or dog meat, or keep wild birds in cages on top of ferrets, which are good animal models for human influenza infections?As a vegetarian, I'll happily acknowledge the barbarity and health hazards of factory meat production in the Western world.

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Mmm maybe, but also:"Victims who pay the ransoms are very likely to be funding the North Korean hereditary dictatorship, which actively practises all kinds of organised, deliberate barbarity"So it's probably good to promulgate the idea that it doesn't even work - if no one pays the ransom, the ransomware will die.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use barbarity in a sentence?

Russia does not rise to the level of barbarity of North Korea, clearly.

What does barbarity mean?

the quality of being shockingly cruel and inhumane

What part of speech is barbarity?

barbarity is commonly used as noun.