barbarism
Example Sentences
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“Russia has shown such an inclination to barbarism in recent years that I’m not surprised.”
From Washington Times
But another grand theme slowly emerges in these conversations: the tension between the superficial civilization of humankind and our innate barbarism.
From Washington Post
He now leads a pariah state that is engaging in war crimes and other barbarism against the Ukrainian people.
From Salon
They were designed to guard a fertile civilized Egypt from the darker forces of barbarism and magic beyond.
From New York Times
“Regardless of being the artist, every Brazilian should be shocked by that barbarism.”
From Washington Post
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
