nounfemininepl: barbáries
barbarism, barbarity, savagery
1. Cruel, violent, or savage behavior; brutality
The barbarity of the attack shocked the entire nation.
A barbárie do ataque chocou toda a nação.
2. Lack of civilization or culture; primitive or uncivilized state
The historian described the period as one of barbarity and darkness.
O historiador descreveu o período como um de barbárie e obscurantismo.
3. Violation of civilized norms; an act of gross cruelty or inhumanity
Such treatment of prisoners represents an act of barbarity.
Tal tratamento de prisioneiros representa um ato de barbárie.
Related Idioms & Phrases
cometer uma barbárie - to commit an atrocity
ato de barbárie - act of barbarism
época de barbárie - era of barbarism
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