savagery
nounfeminineliterário/sɛɫvɐʒɐˈɾiɐ/rare
sel·va·ja·ri·a
Definition
The state or quality of being savage; brutal, cruel, and uncivilized behavior.
The savagery of the attack shocked the entire nation.
Historians often debate the line between civilization and savagery.
Common collocations
acts of savagerythe savagery of warprimitive savagery
Etymology
Derivação de 'selvagem' + sufixo '-aria'.