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barbarities

barbarities is the plural of barbarity.

Meaning of barbarity

Noun

barbarity (countable and uncountable, plural barbarities)

  1. (uncountable) The state of being barbarous; brutality
  2. (countable) A barbaric act
    • As regards barbarities committed by the Japanese army since our war of resistance, the fall of Nanking in December 1937 is a case in point. Over 200,000 civilians were massacred within one week.1942 [1942 February 21], Chiang Kai-shek, “One half of the world's people”, in All We Are and All We Have, New York: Chinese News Service, →OCLC, page 11
  3. (uncountable) crudity
  4. (countable) A crude act

Questions about barbarities

What is barbarities the plural of?
Barbarities is the plural of barbarity.

Words near barbarities in the dictionary

  1. barbarised
  2. barbarises
  3. barbarising
  4. barbarism
  5. barbarisms
  6. barbarities
  7. barbarity
  8. barbarization
  9. barbarizations
  10. barbarize
  11. barbarized

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