Vocabulary
Barbarity
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
extreme cruelty or brutality.
Urdu meaning
بربریت، غیر مہذب
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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- Hence, the brave voices that remain in this devastated Strip are targeted by Tel Aviv for doing their jobs, particularly exposing the barbarity of the Israeli regime.
- Many high-minded statements condemning barbarity and antisemitism emanated from various quarters.
- After all, there have been several false hopes since Israel began its assault on Gaza after Oct 7, 2023, with all chances of peace dashed by the Zionist regime`s belligerence and barbarity.
- THE level of barbarity witnessed in Sunday`s Israeli air strike targeting a refugee camp in Rafah is shocking even by the Zionist state`s standards.
- These states have no problem shipping arms and ammunition to Israel, which it uses to unleash unspeakable barbarity upon the civilians of Gaza.
Synonyms
brutality, brutalism, cruelty, bestiality, barbarism, barbarousness, savagery,
Antonyms
benevolence, civilization
Curator example
“the barbarity of the act outraged millions”
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