barbarity /bɑː(ɹ)ˈbæɹɪti/ noun4 •The state of being barbarous; brutality •A barbaric actAs regards barbarities committed by the Japanese army since our war of resistance, the fall of Nanking in December 1937 is a case in point. Over 200,000 civilians were massacred within one week. — 1942 •crudity •A crude act formsbarbarities