noun
- the quality or state of being savage, cruel, or uncivilized
Examples
- The barbarousness of the ancient gladiatorial games shocked modern historians.
- She was appalled by the barbarousness of the treatment of prisoners.
- The novel depicted the barbarousness of war in vivid detail.
- His barbarousness toward animals led to his arrest.
- The barbarousness of the dictator’s regime was well documented.
- They condemned the barbarousness of the public execution.