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barbarity

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bar⋅bar⋅i⋅ty

  [bahr-bar-i-tee]
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–noun, plural -ties.
1. brutal or inhuman conduct; cruelty.
2. an act or instance of cruelty or inhumanity.
3. crudity of style, taste, expression, etc.
Origin:
1560–70; < L barbar(us) (see barbarous ) + -ity
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bar·bar·i·ty   (bär-bār'ĭ-tē)   
n.   pl. bar·bar·i·ties

  1. Savage brutality or cruelty in actions or conduct.

  2. A cruel or savage act.

  3. Usage Problem Crudity; coarseness. See Usage Note at barbarism.

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