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savagery

[sav-ij-ree]

noun

plural

savageries 
  1. an uncivilized or barbaric state or condition; barbarity.

  2. savage action, nature, disposition, or behavior.



savagery

/ ˈæɪɪ /

noun

  1. an uncivilized condition

  2. a savage act or nature

  3. savages collectively

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Other Word Forms

  • presavagery noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of savagery1

First recorded in 1585–95; savage + -ry
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Jordan Bardella, president of the RN, criticised Macron for what Bardella said was a "denial" of "savagery", seizing upon comments Macron made over the weekend.

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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.

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The natural assumption here is that “this” refers to some unspeakable act of cannibalistic savagery in the past.

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In response, Sures wrote that the letter was “rife with falsehoods about Israel and seeks to legitimize and defend the horrific savagery of the Hamas massacre of October 7.”

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This enabled us to film pictures which sufficiently put across the savagery of the storm, without taking a major safety risk.

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