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  • 61Malevolence — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Malevolence >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 malevolence malevolence Sgm: N 1 bad intent bad intent bad intention Sgm: N 1 unkindness unkindness diskindness Sgm: N 1 ill nature ill nature ill will ill blood …

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  • 62civilization — 1704, law which makes a criminal process civil, from CIVILIZE (Cf. civilize) + ATION (Cf. ation). Sense of civilized condition first recorded 1772, probably from Fr. civilisation, to be an opposite to BARBARITY (Cf. barbarity) and a distinct word …

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  • 63barbarism — n 1. crudity, coarseness, vulgarity; unenlightenment, uncivilizedness. See barbarity (def.3). 2. atrocity, outrage, enormity. See barbarity (def.2). 3. misuse, misusage, misapplication, error, infelicity, Obs. ill usage; catachresis, solecism,… …

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  • 64atrocity — [n1] outrageous behavior atrociousness, barbarity, barbarousness, enormity, fiendishness, heinousness, horror, monstrousness, nefariousness, shockingness, villianousness, wickedness; concepts 411,657 Ant. good behavior, pleasantry atrocity [n2]… …

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  • 65brutality — noun 1. the trait of extreme cruelty (Freq. 2) • Syn: ↑ferociousness, ↑viciousness, ↑savagery • Derivationally related forms: ↑vicious (for: ↑viciousness), ↑ …

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  • 66savagery — noun 1. the property of being untamed and ferocious the coastline is littered with testaments to the savageness of the waters a craving for barbaric splendor, for savagery and color and the throb of drums • Syn: ↑savageness • Derivationally… …

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  • 67bar·bar·i·ty — /bɑɚˈberəti/ noun, pl ties 1 [noncount] : extreme cruelty : a very cruel and violent quality The barbarity of the attack was horrifying. The photos vividly capture the war s barbarity. 2 [count] : a cruel act He is accused of inflicting… …

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  • 68atrociousness — n. 1. the quality of being shockingly cruel and inhumane. Syn: atrocity, barbarity, barbarousness, heinousness. [WordNet 1.5] …

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  • 69Barbarousness — Bar ba*rous*ness, n. The quality or state of being barbarous; barbarity; barbarism. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 70Bouge — Bouge, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Gouged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Gouging}.] 1. To scoop out with a gouge. [1913 Webster] 2. To scoop out, as an eye, with the thumb nail; to force out the eye of (a person) with the thumb. [K S.] [1913 Webster] Note: A… …

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