Meaning

1 senses
  1. Of or relating to a barbarian; uncivilized, uncultured or uncouth

    a barbaric attack on a doctor in a hospital

    barbarisch

    ва́рварскийvárvarskij, ди́кийdíkij

    ва́рварськийvárvarsʹkyj, ди́кийdýkyj, дику́нськийdykúnsʹkyj

More definitions
  • unrestrained and crudely rich
  • without civilizing influences

Examples

21 sentences
  1. Tom is barbaric.

    Том — варвар.

    deTom ist barbarisch.

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  2. Bullfighting is so cruel and barbaric.

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  3. Though our civilization is advanced, it’s also barbaric.

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  4. Algeria is a modern nation, not a barbaric country.

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  5. Palestinians have the right to resist this barbaric occupation of another age.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
uncivilised:
Русский
By meaning 1
uncivilised:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
uncivilised:

Origin

Inherited from Middle English barbarik, from Old French barbarique (“barbarous”), from Lat

Inherited from Middle English barbarik, from Old French barbarique (“barbarous”), from Latin barbaricus, from Ancient Greek βαρβαρικός (barbarikós, “barbaric, savage, fierce”), from βάρβαρος (bárbaros, “barbarian”) + -ικός (-ikós, adjective suffix). See βάρβαρος (bárbaros) for more.

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Forms

more barbaric, most barbaric
Comparativemore barbaric Lesson
Superlativemost barbaric Lesson

regular

Synonyms

28 synonyms

Antonyms

1 antonyms
nonbarbaric

Word family

5 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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