Savagery
(noun)
- Wildness, barbarism.
- Cruelty, violence.
Origin:
Late middle english (in the sense "wildness, barbarism"): from old french sauvagerie, from sauvage "wild" (see savage).
Examples:
- The movie portrayed the savagery of war.
- The tribe lived in a state of savagery.
- The savagery of the attack shocked the community.
- The book depicted the savagery of the medieval times.
- The savagery of the animal left the onlookers horrified.