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View usage for: (bɑːʳbærɪk) adjectiveIf you describe someone's behaviour as barbaric, you strongly disapprove of it because you think that it is extremely cruel or uncivilized. [disapproval] This barbaric treatment of animals has no place in any decent society. ...a particularly barbaric act of violence. Synonyms: brutal, fierce, cruel, savage More Synonyms of barbaric More Synonyms of barbaric barbaric in British English (bɑːˈbærɪk) adjective1. of or characteristic of barbarians 2. primitive or unsophisticated; unrestrained Derived forms barbarically (barˈbarically) adverb Word origin C15: from Latin barbaricus foreign, outlandish; see barbarousbarbaric in American English (bɑrˈbɛrɪk) adjective1. of, like, or characteristic of barbarians; uncivilized; primitive 2. wild, crude, and unrestrained SIMILAR WORDS: barˈbarian Derived forms barbarically (barˈbarically) adverb Word origin ME barbarik < L barbaricus < Gr barbarikos: see barbarous Examples of 'barbaric' in a sentencebarbaric They went out and abolished the most barbaric practice man has known in modern times.Such an act would be cruel and barbaric and inhuman.Why do we protect a country with barbaric laws and treatment of women?This barbaric act is indescribable and inexcusable.And the senators make it clear that no useful information came as a result of this barbaric behaviour.But perhaps it is fitting that such a scheme be adopted by the most barbaric regime in the world.The people who carried out this barbaric act can't have a religious bone in their body.The bottom line is there is some pretty barbaric treatment being handed out by both sides and very little love lost between the two.A barbaric regime turned the country in on itself.A civilised society would clearly give better legal options and improve the present barbaric practice.But true to form, there is no mention of any person being arrested and charged over this barbaric practice.A roast is a regular act of barbaric comedy where the person gets roasted by her family and friends.If they are old enough to commit such a barbaric act on another human being, the public should know who they are and what they look like.It is a country ripped in half by civil war and the victim of barbaric violence. In other languagesbarbaric British English: barbaric / bɑːˈbærɪk/ ADJECTIVE Barbaric behaviour is extremely cruel. This barbaric crime must be punished. - American English: barbaric
- Arabic: هَمَجِيّ
- Brazilian Portuguese: bárbaro
- Chinese: 野蛮
- Croatian: barbarski
- Czech: barbarský
- Danish: barbarisk
- Dutch: barbaars
- European Spanish: brutal salvaje
- Finnish: barbaarinen
- French: barbare
- German: barbarisch
- Greek: βαρβαρικός
- Italian: barbaro
- Japanese: 野蛮な
- Korean: 미개한
- Norwegian: barbarisk
- Polish: barbarzyński
- European Portuguese: bárbaro
- Romanian: barbar
- Russian: варварский
- Latin American Spanish: brutal
- Swedish: barbarisk
- Thai: ป่าเถื่อน
- Turkish: barbarca
- Ukrainian: варварський
- Vietnamese: man rợ
Chinese translation of 'barbaric'Definition primitive or brutal a particularly barbaric act of violence Definition primitive or brutal a prehistoric and barbaric world Synonyms Opposites cultured , sophisticated , gentlemanly , refined , cultivated , humane , gracious , civilized , urbane Additional synonymsDefinition uncivilized or brutal rude and barbarian people Synonyms uncivilized, wild, rough, savage, crude, primitive, vulgar, illiterate, barbaric, philistine, uneducated, unsophisticated, barbarous, boorish, uncouth, uncultivated, lowbrow, uncultured, unmannered Definition brutal or cruel It was a barbarous attack on a purely civilian train. Synonyms brutal, cruel, savage, vicious, ruthless, ferocious, monstrous, barbaric, heartless, inhuman, merciless, remorseless, pitilessDefinition uncivilized He thought the poetry of Whitman barbarous. Synonyms uncivilized, wild, rough, gross, savage, primitive, rude, coarse, vulgar, barbarian, philistine, uneducated, brutish, unsophisticated, uncouth, uncultivated, unpolished, uncultured, unmannered |