savagery

«savagery» in Mova's school dictionary: Very cruel and violent behaviour — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (savagery, uncountable)

meaning for a pupil

1) Very cruel and violent behaviour. tree →

2) Fierce wildness, as in the savagery of a storm or a wild animal attack. tree →

sense 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 →
• The storm hit the coast with savagery. tree →
• The lion attacked with sudden savagery. tree →
• People were horrified by the savagery of the crime. tree →
• The book shows the savagery of war. tree →
• The weasels fought with savagery, but Badger's band won. tree →
• They pursued him with a savagery which he could not distinguish from hatred, and they swished him well whenever they got the chance. tree →

note

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

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «savagery» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.