1. (n.) The state or manner of a barbarian; lack of civilization.

2. (n.) Cruelty; ferociousness; inhumanity.

3. (n.) A barbarous or cruel act.

4. (n.) Barbarism; impurity of speech.

Gothicism Neanderthalism acuteness animality atrociousness atrocity barbarism barbarousness beastliness bestiality bloodiness bloodlust bloodthirst bloodthirstiness bloody-mindedness brutality brutalness brutishness cannibalism cruelness cruelty destructiveness extremity ferociousness ferocity fiendishness fierceness force furiousness harshness heartlessness ill breeding impetuosity impoliteness incivility inclemency inhumaneness inhumanity intensity malignity mercilessness mindlessness murderousness philistinism pitilessness rigor roughness ruthlessness sadism sadistic cruelty sanguineousness savagery savagism severity sharpness terrorism troglodytism truculence uncivilizedness uncouthness uncultivatedness uncultivation unculturedness ungentleness unrefinement vandalism vehemence venom viciousness violence virulence wanton cruelty wildness