Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun barbarity

2 senses of barbarity

Sense 1
atrocity, atrociousness, barbarity, barbarousness, heinousness -- (the quality of being shockingly cruel and inhumane)
       => inhumaneness, inhumanity -- (the quality of lacking compassion or consideration for others)

Sense 2
brutality, barbarity, barbarism, savagery -- (a brutal barbarous savage act)
       => atrocity, inhumanity -- (an act of atrocious cruelty)