savagery

  • 101violence — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Characterized by physical force Nouns 1. violence, vehemence, intensity, impetuosity; boisterousness; turbulence, riot, row, rumpus, devil to pay, the fat in the fire; turmoil, disorder; agitation; storm …

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  • 102brutality — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. savageness, ruthlessness, harshness, unfeelingness; see cruelty . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. viciousness, savagery, cruelty, coldness, barbarism, ferocity, inhumanity, heartlessness, brutishness, harshness. ANT.:… …

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  • 103violence — noun 1) violence against women Syn: brutality, brute force, ferocity, savagery, cruelty, sadism, barbarity, brutishness 2) the protest ended in violence Syn: fighting, fights, bloodshed …

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  • 104ἀγριοποιόν — ἀγριοποιός poet of savagery masc/fem acc sg ἀγριοποιός poet of savagery neut nom/voc/acc sg …

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  • 105savageness — noun the property of being untamed and ferocious (Freq. 1) the coastline is littered with testaments to the savageness of the waters a craving for barbaric splendor, for savagery and color and the throb of drums • Syn: ↑savagery • Derivationally… …

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  • 106sav|ag|ism — «SAV uh jihz uhm», noun. = savagery. (Cf. ↑savagery) …

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  • 107sav·age·ry — /ˈsævıʤəri/ noun, pl ries 1 [noncount] : a cruel or violent quality : a savage quality The savagery of the attack was horrifying. an act of pure savagery 2 [count] : a cruel or violent act or action the savageries committed by the soldiers …

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  • 108Degenerationist — De*gen er*a tion*ist, n. (Biol.) A believer in the theory of degeneration, or hereditary degradation of type; as, the degenerationists hold that savagery is the result of degeneration from a superior state. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 109Deracinate — De*rac i*nate (d[ e]*r[a^]s [i^]*n[=a]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Deracinated} (d[ e]*r[a^]s [i^]*n[=a] t[e^]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Deracinating} (d[ e]*r[a^]s [i^]*n[=a] t[i^]ng).] [F. d[ e]raciner; pref. d[ e] (L. dis) + racine root, fr. an assumed… …

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  • 110Deracinated — Deracinate De*rac i*nate (d[ e]*r[a^]s [i^]*n[=a]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Deracinated} (d[ e]*r[a^]s [i^]*n[=a] t[e^]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Deracinating} (d[ e]*r[a^]s [i^]*n[=a] t[i^]ng).] [F. d[ e]raciner; pref. d[ e] (L. dis) + racine root, fr.… …

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