Barbarian — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a member of an uncivilized people

a crude uncouth ill-bred person lacking culture or refinement

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈɑːɹdhaʊs/

🇬🇧British English

/ɐpəsˈɛptɪv/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɐpəsˈɛptɪv/

3 syllables Say it as /kˈɑːɹdhaʊs/.

Examples

barbarian invaders
barbaric practices
a savage people

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

uncivilised tyke uncivilized Goth savage boor peasant barbaric tike churl wild

Parts of Speech

noun	a member of an uncivilized people
noun	a crude uncouth ill-bred person lacking culture or refinement
adjective	without civilizing influences; ; ; ; -Margaret Meade “barbarian invaders”

Word Forms

savage	adjective	without civilizing influences; ; ; ; -Margaret Meade
barbarian	adjective	without civilizing influences; ; ; ; -Margaret Meade
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

Barbar

ein Mitglied eines unzivilisierten Volkes

🇫🇷French

barbare

un membre d'un peuple non civilisé

🇪🇸Spanish

bárbaro

un miembro de un pueblo incivilizado

🇮🇹Italian

barbaro

membro di un popolo incivile

🇳🇱Dutch

barbaar

lid van een onbeschaafd volk

🇵🇹Portuguese

bárbaro

membro de um povo incivilizado

🇷🇺Russian

варвар

представитель нецивилизованного народа

India

🇮🇳Hindi

जंगली

असभ्य लोगों का सदस्य

🇧🇩Bengali

অসভ্য

একটি অসভ্য মানুষের সদস্য

🇮🇳Tamil

காட்டுமிராண்டித்தனம்

ஒரு நாகரீகமற்ற மக்களின் உறுப்பினர்

🇮🇳Telugu

అనాగరికుడు

నాగరికత లేని ప్రజల సభ్యుడు

🇮🇳Marathi

रानटी

असभ्य लोकांचा सदस्य

🇮🇳Gujarati

અસંસ્કારી

અસંસ્કારી લોકોનો સભ્ય

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅನಾಗರಿಕ

ಅಸಂಸ್ಕೃತ ಜನರ ಸದಸ್ಯ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ബാർബേറിയൻ

ഒരു അപരിഷ്കൃത ജനതയിലെ അംഗം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਵਹਿਸ਼ੀ

ਇੱਕ ਗੈਰ-ਸਭਿਆਚਾਰੀ ਲੋਕਾਂ ਦਾ ਇੱਕ ਮੈਂਬਰ

🇵🇰Urdu

وحشی

غیر مہذب لوگوں کا رکن

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

野蛮人

不文明民族的一员

🇯🇵Japanese

野蛮人

未開の民族の一員

🇰🇷Korean

야만인

미개한 민족의 일원

🇻🇳Vietnamese

man rợ

một thành viên của một dân tộc thiếu văn minh

🇹🇭Thai

คนป่าเถื่อน

เป็นสมาชิกของกลุ่มคนที่ไม่มีอารยธรรม

🇮🇩Indonesian

barbar

anggota masyarakat yang tidak beradab

🇵🇭Filipino

barbaro

miyembro ng isang hindi sibilisadong tao

🇲🇾Malay

orang gasar

ahli masyarakat yang tidak bertamadun

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

بربري

عضو في شعب غير متحضر

🇮🇷Persian

بربر

عضوی از مردم غیر متمدن

🇹🇷Turkish

barbar

medeniyetsiz bir halkın üyesi

🇮🇱Hebrew

בַּרבָּרִי

בן לעם לא מתורבת

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