ETYM From Barbarous.
1. The state or manner of a barbarian; lack of civilization.
2. Cruelty; ferociousness; inhumanity.
3. A barbarous or cruel act.
4. Barbarism; impurity of speech.
ETYM Cf. French brutalité.
A brutal barbarous savage act; SYN. barbarity, barbarism, savagery.
ETYM Latin inhumanitas: cf. French inhumanité.
The quality or state of being inhuman; cruelty; barbarity.