barbarity

barbarity
noun
1) no pl. Grausamkeit, die

with barbarity — äußerst barbarisch

2) (instance) Barbarei, die
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bar·bar·ity
[bɑ:ˈbærəti, AM bɑ:rˈbærət̬i]
n Barbarei f, Grausamkeit f
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[bAː'brItɪ]
n
Barbarei f; (fig) Primitivität f; (= cruelty of guard etc) Grausamkeit f, Rohheit f

the barbarities of modern warfare — die Barbarei or die Gräuel pl des modernen Krieges

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barbarity [bɑː(r)ˈbærətı] s
1. Grausamkeit f, Unmenschlichkeit f (beide auch Tat etc), Barbarei f
2. KUNST Barbarismus m (Anwendung von Ausdrucksformen der Primitiven in der modernen Kunst)
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noun
1) no pl. Grausamkeit, die

with barbarity — äußerst barbarisch

2) (instance) Barbarei, die
* * *
n.
Unmenschlichkeit f.

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