barbarian
/bɑrˈbɛriən/
noun
- A person who is considered uncivilized, primitive, or lacking culture.
- In ancient times, the Greeks called anyone who didn't speak Greek a barbarian.
- Some people unfairly label others as barbarians just because they have different customs.
- The movie portrayed the barbarians as fierce warriors who destroyed the city.
- A cruel, brutal, or violent person.
- The dictator was a barbarian who showed no mercy to his enemies.
- Only a barbarian would harm an innocent animal for fun.
- The invaders acted like barbarians, burning homes and stealing food.
adjective
- Uncivilized, primitive, or lacking refinement.
- His barbarian manners shocked the elegant dinner guests.
- The barbarian tribes lived in simple huts and hunted for their food.
- The explorer described the barbarian customs of the remote island people.
- Cruel, brutal, or savage.
- The barbarian attack left the village in ruins.
- The general's barbarian tactics caused widespread suffering.
- Such barbarian treatment of prisoners is unacceptable in modern society.