savagery
noun
sav·age·ry
ˈsa-vi-jə-rē 
ˈsa-vij-rē
plural savageries
1
a
: the quality of being savage
b
: an act of cruelty or violence
2
: an uncivilized state
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The savagery of the attack was horrifying.
an act of pure savagery
the savageries committed by the soldiers
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Hamas’s savagery was backed by an aggressive Iran that is supported by the authoritarian axis; as such, October 7 was a direct assault on the free world.
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Ari Shavit, Foreign Affairs, 5 Oct. 2024
The point of all that money, like of the attack on Porter, has been to draw attention to Silicon Valley’s financial might—and to prove that its leaders are capable of political savagery in order to protect their interests.
—Charles Duhigg, The New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2024
There is no real bloodshed in Red Rooms, but there is a kind of spiritual savagery.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 4 Oct. 2024
Of course this hardly justifies the savagery that Russia has abetted in fighting over the Donbas.
—Robert David English, Foreign Affairs, 10 Mar. 2017
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Ari Shavit, Foreign Affairs, 5 Oct. 2024
The point of all that money, like of the attack on Porter, has been to draw attention to Silicon Valley’s financial might—and to prove that its leaders are capable of political savagery in order to protect their interests.
—Charles Duhigg, The New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2024
There is no real bloodshed in Red Rooms, but there is a kind of spiritual savagery.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 4 Oct. 2024
Of course this hardly justifies the savagery that Russia has abetted in fighting over the Donbas.
—Robert David English, Foreign Affairs, 10 Mar. 2017
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“Savagery.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/savagery. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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savagery
noun
sav·age·ry
ˈsav-ij-(ə-)rē
plural savageries
1
: savage disposition or action : cruelty
2
: the state of being savage
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