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# savagery

noun (savagery, uncountable)

«savagery» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Very cruel and violent behaviour. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/savagery/#m1)
2. Fierce wildness, as in the savagery of a storm or a wild animal attack. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/savagery/#m2)

### In the lessons

In history lessons about wars, savagery means great cruelty. In nature films, the savagery of a predator's attack. In stories it tells the reader something is shocking and brutal. Note: in old books «savage» was used as an insulting word for people of other cultures; today we know that was wrong and unkind.

### Examples

- The savagery of the battle shocked everyone. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/savagery/#x1)
- The storm hit the coast with savagery. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/savagery/#x2)
- The lion attacked with sudden savagery. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/savagery/#x3)
- People were horrified by the savagery of the crime. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/savagery/#x4)
- The book shows the savagery of war. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/savagery/#x5)
- The weasels fought with savagery, but Badger's band won. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/savagery/#x6)
- They pursued him with a savagery which he could not distinguish from hatred, and they swished him well whenever they got the chance. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/savagery/#x7)

### Note

From «savage» + «-ry». Uncountable. Old books calling whole peoples «savages» show a wrong, racist idea that is not accepted today.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «savagery» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/savagery/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«savagery» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/savagery.html) on Mova free.