savagery
Americannoun
plural
savageries-
an uncivilized or barbaric state or condition; barbarity.
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savage action, nature, disposition, or behavior.
noun
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an uncivilized condition
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a savage act or nature
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savages collectively
Other Word Forms
- presavagery noun
Etymology
Origin of savagery
Example Sentences
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That savagery had already reared up in social media spaces before the pandemic fertilized it, but knowing it was already present doesn’t lessen the shock of experiencing versions of it in face-to-face interactions.
From Salon
But even though the wild hunt has commenced, there’s still a lot more occult savagery to come.
From Salon
This enabled us to film pictures which sufficiently put across the savagery of the storm, without taking a major safety risk.
From BBC
This cyclical siphoning becomes a ritual for Agatha, as illustrated by a truly incredible sequence that lets Hahn don through-the-decades drag as she proves that her savagery is timeless.
From Salon
Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, phoned President Joe Biden and told him that “We’ve never seen such savagery in the history of the state”; not “since the Holocaust.”
From BBC
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