ETYM Latin barbarismus, Greek barbarismos; cf. French barbarisme.
1. An uncivilized state or condition; rudeness of manners; ignorance of arts, learning, and literature; barbarousness.
2. A barbarous, cruel, or brutal action; an outrage.
3. An offense against purity of style or language; any form of speech contrary to the pure idioms of a particular language. See Solecism. + prikaži više

Cruelness, ferociousness

ETYM Old Fren. cruelté, French cruauté, from Latin crudelitas, from crudelis. Related to Cruel.
1. A cruel act; a deliberate infliction of pain and suffering; SYN. inhuman treatment.
2. Feelings of extreme heartlessness; SYN. mercilessness, pitilessness, ruthlessness.
3. The quality of being cruel and causing tension or annoyance; SYN. cruelness, harshness. + prikaži više

ETYM Latin ferocitas, from ferox, -ocis, fierce, kin to ferus wild: cf. French ferocité. Related to Fierce.
The property of being wild or turbulent; SYN. fierceness, furiousness, fury, vehemence, violence, wildness.

The quality of being ghastly; SYN. grimness, gruesomeness, luridness.

Repulsiveness, disgustingness; loathsomeness, abominableness

ETYM Latin inhumanitas: cf. French inhumanité.
The quality or state of being inhuman; cruelty; barbarity.