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¡Qué barbaridad!

Good grief! / How outrageous! / Unbelievable!

Exclamations & Reactions
Notes & Usage:

Expresses shock, outrage, or disbelief at something excessive or unreasonable. Can be used for genuinely outrageous things or to exaggerate for effect.

See It in Context

—Le cobraron trescientos euros por una cena. —¡Qué barbaridad!

—They charged him three hundred euros for a dinner. —Good grief!

¡Qué barbaridad de cola, llevamos una hora esperando!

What an outrageous queue, we've been waiting an hour!

—Trabaja doce horas al día. —¡Qué barbaridad!

—She works twelve hours a day. —Unbelievable!