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Savageness

ˈsavɪdʒnɪs

Savageness definitions

noun

Inflections:

savageness

the quality of being fierce or cruel

"the prosecutors decided that he would be tried as an adult due to the savageness of his actions"

Synonyms:
brutality ferocity fierceness violence viciousness cruelty sadism barbarity barbarousness murderousness bloodthirstiness savageness brutishness mercilessness ruthlessness pitilessness inhumanity heartlessness
(chiefly in historical or literary contexts) the condition of being primitive or uncivilized

"the duel between savageness and civilization"