savage (redirected from savaged)

sav·age  (svj)

adj.

1. Not domesticated or cultivated; wild: savage beasts of the jungle.

2. Not civilized; barbaric: a savage people.

3. Ferocious; fierce: in a savage temper.

4. Vicious or merciless; brutal: a savage attack on a political rival. See Synonyms at cruel.

5. Lacking polish or manners; rude.

n.

1. A person regarded as primitive or uncivilized.

2. A person regarded as brutal, fierce, or vicious.

3. A rude person; a boor.

tr.v. sav·aged, sav·ag·ing, sav·ag·es

1. To assault ferociously.

2. To attack without restraint or pity: The critics savaged the new play.

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[Middle English sauvage, from Old French, from Late Latin salvticus, from Latin silvticus, of the woods, wild, from silva, forest.]

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savage·ly adv.

savage·ness n.

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savage

Adjective

1. wild and untamed: savage tigers

2. fierce and cruel: savage cries

3. (of peoples) uncivilized or primitive: savage tribes

4. rude, crude, and violent: savage behaviour on the terraces

5. (of terrain) wild and uncultivated

Noun

1. a member of an uncivilized or primitive society

2. a fierce or vicious person

Verb

[-aging, -aged]

1. to attack ferociously and wound: savaged by a wild dog

2. to criticize extremely severely: savaged by the press for incompetence [Latin silvaticus belonging to a wood]

savagely adv

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	savage - a member of an uncivilized people     barbarian primitive, primitive person - a person who belongs to an early stage of civilization anthropophagite, anthropophagus, cannibal, man-eater - a person who eats human flesh head-shrinker, headhunter - a savage who cuts off and preserves the heads of enemies as trophies hunter-gatherer - a member of a hunting and gathering society Vandal - a member of the Germanic people who overran Gaul and Spain and North Africa and sacked Rome in 455
	2.	savage - a cruelly rapacious person brute, wildcat, beast, wolf aggressor, assailant, assaulter, attacker - someone who attacks
Verb	1.	savage - attack brutally and fiercely assail, assault, set on, attack - attack someone physically or emotionally; "The mugger assaulted the woman"; "Nightmares assailed him regularly"
	2.	savage - criticize harshly or violently; "The press savaged the new President"; "The critics crucified the author for plagiarizing a famous passage" pillory, crucify, blast criticise, criticize, pick apart, knock - find fault with; express criticism of; point out real or perceived flaws; "The paper criticized the new movie"; "Don't knock the food--it's free"
Adj.	1.	savage - (of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering; "a barbarous crime"; "brutal beatings"; "cruel tortures"; "Stalin's roughshod treatment of the kulaks"; "a savage slap"; "vicious kicks" barbarous, brutal, cruel, fell, vicious, roughshod inhumane - lacking and reflecting lack of pity or compassion; "humans are innately inhumane; this explains much of the misery and suffering in the world"; "biological weapons are considered too inhumane to be used"
	2.	savage - wild and menacing; "a pack of feral dogs" feral, ferine untamed, wild - in a natural state; not tamed or domesticated or cultivated; "wild geese"; "edible wild plants"
	3.	savage - without civilizing influences; "barbarian invaders"; "barbaric practices"; "a savage people"; "fighting is crude and uncivilized especially if the weapons are efficient"-Margaret Meade; "wild tribes" barbarian, barbaric, uncivilised, uncivilized, wild noncivilised, noncivilized - not having a high state of culture and social development
	4.	savage - marked by extreme and violent energy; "a ferocious beating"; "fierce fighting"; "a furious battle" ferocious, fierce, furious violent - acting with or marked by or resulting from great force or energy or emotional intensity; "a violent attack"; "a violent person"; "violent feelings"; "a violent rage"; "felt a violent dislike"

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savage

adjective 1. cruel, brutal, vicious, bloody, fierce, harsh, beastly, ruthless, ferocious, murderous, ravening, sadistic, inhuman, merciless, diabolical, brutish, devilish, bloodthirsty, barbarous, pitiless, bestial << OPPOSITE gentle

adjective 2. wild, fierce, ferocious, unbroken, feral, untamed, undomesticated << OPPOSITE tame

adjective 3. primitive, undeveloped, uncultivated, uncivilized, in a state of nature, nonliterate

adjective 4. uncultivated, rugged, unspoilt, uninhabited, waste, rough, uncivilized, unfrequented << OPPOSITE cultivated

noun 5. native, barbarian, heathen, indigene, primitive person, autochthon

noun 6. lout, yob Brit. (slang) brute, bear, monster, beast, barbarian, fiend, yahoo, hoon Austral., N.Z. yobbo Brit. (slang) roughneck (slang) boor, cougan Austral. (slang) scozza Austral. (slang) bogan Austral. (slang)

verb 7. maul, tear, claw, attack, mangle, lacerate, mangulate Austral. (slang)

verb 8. criticize, attack, knock (informal) blast, pan (informal) slam (slang) put down, slate (informal) have a go (at) (informal) disparage, tear into (informal) find fault with, lambast(e), pick holes in, pick to pieces, give (someone or something) a bad press << OPPOSITE praise

Translations

savage [ˈsævɪdʒ] adj (= cruel, fierce) → feroz, furioso (= primitive); salvaje

n → salvaje m/f

vt (= attack) → embestir

savage [ˈsævɪdʒ] adj (= cruel, fierce) → brutal(e) → féroce (= primitive); primitif/ive, sauvage

n → sauvage m/f

vt → attaquer férocement

savage [ˈsævɪdʒ] adj (attack etc) → brutal;

(dog) → gefährlich;

(criticism) → schonungslos

n (old) (pej) → Wilde(r) f(m)

vt (maul) → zerfleischen (fig) (criticize) → verreißen

savage [ˈsævɪdʒ] adj (= cruel, fierce) → selvaggio/a, feroce (= primitive); primitivo/a

n → selvaggio/a

vt → attaccare selvaggiamente

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savage

adj savage [ˈsӕvidʒ]

1 uncivilized savage tribes.onbeskaafمُتَوَحِّش، غَيْر مُتَحَضِّرдивprimitivnívildwildάγριος, απολίτιστοςsalvajemetsikوحشيvilli, primitiivinenprimitifפִּרימִיטִיבִיअसभ्यdivlji, surovvad, barbárbiadabvillturselvaggio未開の야만스런, 미개한laukinismežonīgstidak bertamadunwildvill, usivilisertdzikiselvagemprimitivдикийprimitívnydivjidivljivild, ociviliseradไม่เจริญ; ไม่มีวัฒนธรรมvahşî, ilkel原始的，野蠻的дикий; первіснийوحشی، خونخوارhoang dã, hung dữ原始的，野蛮的

2 fierce and cruel The elephant can be quite savage; bitter and savage remarks.wreedوَحْشي، ضارٍ، شَرِسбезжалостенdivoký, krutývild; brutalwild, beißendάγριος, σκληρόςferoz, violentojulmدرنده خوjulmaféroceאַכזָרִיजंगलीपन सेsurov, grubvadkejamgrimmurcrudele, feroce残忍な사나운, 잔인한žiaurus, negailestingasnikns; negantsganas dan kejamfelbrutal, voldsom, barbariskdziki, okrutnyselvagemferoce, crudсвирепый; жестокийdivý, surový, hrubýgrobopasanvåldsam, grym, hänsynslösป่าเถื่อนvahşî, acımasız殘酷的，兇猛的жорстокий, лютийظالمانہđộc ác,có ác ý残酷的，凶猛的

v

to attack He was savaged by wild animals.aanvalيُهاجِمнападамdivoce napadnoutangribeanfallenεπιτίθεμαι άγριαatacar ferozmente, embestirründamaحمله ور شدنkäydä kimppuunattaquer férocementלִתקוֹףकाटना, हमला करनाnapastimegtámadmenyerangráðast grimmilega áattaccare con ferocia襲う공격하다(už)pultiuzbruktmenyerangwoest aanvallenmaltraktere, skambitenapadaćatacar ferozmentea ataca; a sfâşiaяростно нападатьsurovo napadnúťnapastinapastianfallaจู่โจมvahşîce saldırmak(兇猛地)攻擊，亂咬нападатиحملہ کرناtấn công ai một cách dã man（凶猛地）攻击，乱咬

n

1 a person in an uncivilized state tribes of savages.barbaarإنْسان مُتَوَحِّشдивакdivochvildder/die Wildeάνθρωπος άγριος, πρωτόγονοςsalvajemetslaneآدم بي تمدنvilli-ihminenprimitifפֶּרֶא אָדָםअसभ्यावस्थाdivljak, urođenikvadorang biadabvillimaðurselvaggio未開人야만인, 미개인laukinismežonisorang yang tidak bertamadunwildevillmanndzikusselvagemprimitivдикарьdivochdivjakdivljakvildeคนไม่มีวัฒนธรรมvahşî kimse野蠻人дикун; первісна людинаغیر مہذبngười hoang dã野蛮人

2 a person who behaves in a cruel, uncivilized way I hope the police catch the savages who attacked the old lady.barbaar, wreedaardقاسٍ، شَرِس، غَيْر مُتَحَضِّرгрубиянsurovecvild person; barbarisk personder Rohlingκτήνος (μτφ.), αγροίκοςsalvajejõhkardآدم وحشيraakalainensauvageפְּרָאִיםक्रूरताbarabavademberorang kejamruddi, villimaðurselvaggio, barbaro野蛮な人잔인한[] 행동을 하는 사람barbarasmežonisorang yang kejambarbaarbarbarisk personbarbarzyńcaselvagemsălbaticхулиган, грубиянsurovecgrobijandivljakrå (brutal) människaคนป่าเถื่อนacımasız kimse粗魯的人жорстока людина; грубіянظالم، بدمزاجngười tàn bạo dã man粗鲁的人

adv ˈsavagely

wreedبِوَحْشِيَّه، بِشَراسَه، بِقَسْوَهдивоdivocevildt; barbariskwildάγριαsalvajementejõhkraltوحشيانهraa'astisauvagementבִּפרָאוּתजंगलीपन सेdivljačkivadul, vadember módjárasecara biadabgrimmdarlegaselvaggiamente残忍に거칠게kaip laukinis, žiauriaimežonīgi; niknidengan kejamwoestbarbarisk, viltdzikoselvaticamentesălbatic, cu sălbăticieварварски, жестокоsurovodivjedivljevilt, brutaltอย่างป่าเถื่อนvahşîcesine粗魯地грубоوحشیانہhoang dã, hoang dại粗鲁地

n ˈsavageness

wreedheidتَوَحُّش، شَراسَهсвирепостdivokostvildskab; brutalitetdie Wildheitαγριότηταsalvajismo, ferocidadjõhkrusوحشيraakuussauvagerieאַכזָרִיוּתनिष्ठुरता, क्रूरता, क्रोधोन्मतताdivljaštvo, barbarstvovadság, barbarizmuskebiadabanvillimennska; grimmdcrudeltà, ferocia残忍야만스러움žiaurumasmežonīgums; niknumskekejamanwoestheidvillskap, grusomhetdzikośćselvajariasălbăticieварварство, дикостьdivokosť; surovosťdivjostdivljinavildhet, grymhet, omänsklighetความป่าเถื่อนvahşîlik粗魯дикунство; жорстокістьوحشی پنtình trạng dã man粗鲁

n ˈsavagery

wreedheidوَحْشِيَّهдиващинаdivošivildskab; brutalitetdie Wildheitκτηνωδίαsalvajismojõhkrusوحشيگريraakuussauvagerieפְּרָאוּתजंगलीपनdivljaštvo, barbarstvovadság, barbárságkebiadabanvillimennska; grimmdcrudeltà, ferocia残忍야만[] 상태žiaurumasmežonība; nežēlībakeganasanwoestheidvillskap, grusomhetdzikośćselvajariasălbăticieдикостьdivosidivjaštvodivljanjevildhet, grymhet, omänsklighetความป่าเถื่อนvahşet野性дикість; жорстокістьوحشتsự tàn bạo野性