Societal Behavior Vocabulary

noun extreme cruelty or brutality

• The historian described the act of burning down the village as a brutal display of barbarism.
• The way they treated their employees was pure barbarism, no wonder everyone quit.
• That movie was straight up barbarism, I couldn't even watch it.
• The pollution of the river is a form of environmental barbarism that must be stopped.

noun a state of being intoxicated, especially by alcohol

adjective intoxicated

• The suspect was arrested for public intoxication.
• She had a bit too much to drink and ended up in a state of intoxication.
• He was so wasted, he reached a level of intoxication that was off the charts.
• The beauty of the sunset filled me with a sense of intoxication.