- The quality or condition of being savage.
- An act of violent cruelty.
- Savage behavior or nature; barbarity.
savagery
Dictionary:
sav·age·ry (săv'ĭj-rē)  |
n., pl., -ries.
| Thesaurus: savagery |
noun
- A cruel act or an instance of cruel behavior: barbarity, bestiality, brutality, cruelty, inhumanity, truculence, truculency. See attitude/good attitude/bad attitude/neutral attitude, kind/cruel.
| Antonyms: savagery |
n
Definition: brutality
Antonyms: gentleness, mildness
| WordNet: savagery |
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The noun has 2 meanings:
Meaning #1:
the trait of extreme cruelty
Synonyms: ferociousness, brutality, viciousness, savageness
Meaning #2:
a brutal barbarous savage act
Synonyms: brutality, barbarity, barbarism
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