barbarous
/ˈbɑːbərəs/adjective
उच्चारण बार्बरस
बर्बर, क्रूर, निर्दयी
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adjective
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formal
extremely cruel and shocking
बर्बर, क्रूर, निर्दयी
- a barbarous attack on unarmed villagers
- The villagers were shocked by the barbarous treatment of the prisoners.
- The newspaper condemned the barbarous act in strong words.
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- Such barbarous punishments no longer have a place in a modern country.
- The war was marked by barbarous cruelty on both sides.
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formal
uncivilized; without culture
असभ्य, जंगली
- barbarous tribes
- To the Greeks, anyone who did not speak their language seemed barbarous.
- The invaders were described as a barbarous people with no laws.
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- Some barbarous customs were ended by social reformers.
- Early travellers thought the mountain tribes were barbarous.
Synonyms uncivilized primitive savage wild uncultured
≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling
bar·bar·ous
With -ous (not 'barbarious').
अंत में -ous ('barbarious' गलत है)।
§Grammar and usage
Keep the family together: barbarian (an uncivilized person), barbaric and barbarous (cruel; uncivilized), barbarity (great cruelty), barbarism (an uncivilized state).
परिवार साथ याद रखिए: barbarian (असभ्य व्यक्ति), barbaric और barbarous (क्रूर; असभ्य), barbarity (घोर क्रूरता), barbarism (असभ्य अवस्था)।
⌂Word origin and word building
From the Greek word for people who did not speak Greek.
यूनानी भाषा न बोलने वालों के लिए यूनानी शब्द से।