Barbaric — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

without civilizing influences; ; ; ; -Margaret Meade

unrestrained and crudely rich

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈɑːɹdɪəkəl/

🇬🇧British English

/ɐpəsˈɒnɪfɪkˈeɪʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɐpəsˈɒnɪfɪkˈeɪʃən/

3 syllables Say it as /kˈɑːɹdɪəkəl/.

Examples

barbarian invaders
barbaric practices
a savage people

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

uncivilised uncivilized savage barbarian wild

Parts of Speech

adjective	without civilizing influences; ; ; ; -Margaret Meade “barbarian invaders”
adjective	unrestrained and crudely rich “barbaric use of color or ornament”

Word Forms

barbarian	noun	a crude uncouth ill-bred person lacking culture or refinement
barbarity	noun	a brutal barbarous savage act
savage	noun	a member of an uncivilized people
savageness	noun	the property of being untamed and ferocious
wild	noun	a wild primitive state untouched by civilization
wildness	noun	an intractably barbarous or uncultivated state of nature

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

barbarisch

ohne zivilisierende Einflüsse; ; ; ; -Margaret Meade

🇫🇷French

barbare

sans influences civilisatrices; ; ; ; -Margaret Meade

🇪🇸Spanish

bárbaro

sin influencias civilizadoras; ; ; ; -Margaret Meade

🇮🇹Italian

barbaro

senza influenze civilizzatrici; ; ; ; -Margaret Meade

🇳🇱Dutch

barbaars

zonder civiliserende invloeden; ; ; ; -Margaret Meade

🇵🇹Portuguese

bárbaro

sem influências civilizatórias; ; ; ; -Margaret Meade

🇷🇺Russian

варварский

без цивилизаторских влияний; ; ; ; -Маргарет Мид

India

🇮🇳Hindi

असभ्य

सभ्यतागत प्रभावों के बिना; ; ; ; -मार्गरेट मीडे

🇧🇩Bengali

বর্বর

সভ্যতার প্রভাব ছাড়াই; ; ; ; - মার্গারেট মিড

🇮🇳Tamil

காட்டுமிராண்டித்தனமான

நாகரீக தாக்கங்கள் இல்லாமல்; ; ; ; - மார்கரெட் மீட்

🇮🇳Telugu

అనాగరికమైన

నాగరిక ప్రభావాలు లేకుండా; ; ; ; -మార్గరెట్ మీడే

🇮🇳Marathi

रानटी

सभ्यतेच्या प्रभावाशिवाय; ; ; ; -मार्गारेट मीड

🇮🇳Gujarati

અસંસ્કારી

સંસ્કૃતિના પ્રભાવ વિના; ; ; ; -માર્ગારેટ મીડ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅನಾಗರಿಕ

ನಾಗರಿಕತೆಯ ಪ್ರಭಾವಗಳಿಲ್ಲದೆ; ; ; ; -ಮಾರ್ಗರೆಟ್ ಮೀಡೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പ്രാകൃതമായ

നാഗരിക സ്വാധീനങ്ങളില്ലാതെ; ; ; ; - മാർഗരറ്റ് മീഡ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਵਹਿਸ਼ੀ

ਸਭਿਅਕ ਪ੍ਰਭਾਵਾਂ ਦੇ ਬਿਨਾਂ; ; ; ; -ਮਾਰਗ੍ਰੇਟ ਮੀਡ

🇵🇰Urdu

وحشیانہ

تہذیبی اثرات کے بغیر؛ ; ; ; -مارگریٹ میڈ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

野蛮

没有文明的影响； ; ; ; ——玛格丽特·米德

🇯🇵Japanese

野蛮な

文明の影響を受けずに。 ; ; ; -マーガレット・ミード

🇰🇷Korean

거친

문명적인 영향 없이; ; ; ; -마가렛 미드

🇻🇳Vietnamese

dã man

không có ảnh hưởng văn minh; ; ; ; -Margaret Meade

🇹🇭Thai

ป่าเถื่อน

ปราศจากอิทธิพลของอารยธรรม ; ; ; -มาร์กาเร็ต มี้ด

🇮🇩Indonesian

biadab

tanpa pengaruh peradaban; ; ; ; -Margaret Meade

🇵🇭Filipino

barbariko

nang walang mga impluwensya ng sibilisasyon; ; ; ; -Margaret Meade

🇲🇾Malay

biadab

tanpa pengaruh peradaban; ; ; ; -Margaret Meade

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

همجي

دون تأثيرات حضارية؛ ; ; ; -مارغريت ميد

🇮🇷Persian

وحشیانه

بدون تأثیرات تمدنی؛ ; ; ; -مارگارت مید

🇹🇷Turkish

barbar

uygarlaştırıcı etkiler olmadan; ; ; ; -Margaret Meade

🇮🇱Hebrew

בַּרבָּרִי

ללא השפעות תרבותיות; ; ; ; -מרגרט מיד

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