BARBARITY


Meaning of BARBARITY in English

/ bɑːˈbærəti; NAmE bɑːrˈb-/ noun

( pl. -ies ) [ U , C ] behaviour that deliberately causes extreme pain or suffering to others

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WORD ORIGIN

mid 16th cent.: from Latin barbarus from Greek barbaros foreign + -ity .

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