savage (redirected from savages)

sav·age  (svj)

adj.

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

2. Not civilized; barbaric: a people living in a savage state.

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.

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.

---

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

---

savage·ly adv.

savage·ness n.

---

savage [ˈsævɪdʒ]

adj

1. wild; untamed savage beasts of the jungle

2. ferocious in temper; vicious a savage dog

3. uncivilized; crude savage behaviour

4. (Social Science / Anthropology & Ethnology) (Social Science / Peoples) (of peoples) nonliterate or primitive a savage tribe

5. (Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) (of terrain) rugged and uncultivated

6. Obsolete far from human habitation

n

1. (Social Science / Anthropology & Ethnology) a member of a nonliterate society, esp one regarded as primitive

2. a crude or uncivilized person

3. a fierce or vicious person or animal

vb (tr)

1. to criticize violently

2. to attack ferociously and wound the dog savaged the child

[from Old French sauvage, from Latin silvāticus belonging to a wood, from silva a wood]

savagedom  n

savagely  adv

savageness  n

---

Savage [ˈsævɪdʒ]

n

(Biographies / Savage, Michael Joseph (1872-1940) M, New Zealand, POLITICS: statesman, POLITICS: prime minister) Michael Joseph. 1872-1940, New Zealand statesman; prime minister of New Zealand (1935-40)

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"

---

savage

adjective

1. cruel, brutal, vicious, bloody, fierce, harsh, beastly, ruthless, ferocious, murderous, ravening, sadistic, inhuman, merciless, diabolical, brutish, devilish, bloodthirsty, barbarous, pitiless, bestial This was a savage attack on a defenceless young girl.
cruel kind, gentle, humane, merciful, mild, restrained

2. wild, fierce, ferocious, unbroken, feral, untamed, undomesticated a strange and savage animal encountered at the zoo
wild tame, domesticated

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

4. uncultivated, rugged, unspoilt, uninhabited, waste, rough, uncivilized, unfrequented stunning images of a wild and savage land
uncultivated cultivated, civilized

5. crushing, severe, devastating, tragic, disastrous, crippling, mortal, catastrophic, ruinous, cataclysmic The expulsion was a savage blow to her.

noun

1. native, barbarian, heathen, indigene, primitive person, autochthon a frozen desert peopled by uncouth savages

2. lout, yob (Brit. slang), brute, bear, monster, beast, barbarian, fiend, yahoo, hoon (Austral. & N.Z.), yobbo (Brit. slang), roughneck (slang), boor Our orchestra is a bunch of savages.

verb

1. maul, tear, claw, attack, mangle, lacerate The animal turned on him and he was savaged to death.

2. criticize, attack, knock (informal), blast, pan (informal), slam (slang), put down, slate (informal), have a go (at) (informal), disparage, tear into (informal), diss (slang, chiefly U.S.), flame (informal), find fault with, lambast(e), pick holes in, pick to pieces, give (someone or something) a bad press The show had already been savaged by the critics.
criticize celebrate, praise, acclaim, rave about (informal) big up (slang, chiefly Caribbean)

Quotations
"as savage as a bear with a sore head" [Captain Marryat The King's Own]

Translations

savage [ˈsævɪdʒ]

A. ADJ

1. (= ferocious) [animal, attack] → feroz, salvaje; [person] → salvaje; [blow] → violento; [war, criticism, remark] → despiadado
to have a savage temper → tener un carácter muy violento

2. (= primitive) [custom, tribe] → salvaje, primitivo

3. (= drastic) [cuts, reductions] → drástico, radical

B. N → salvaje mf
see also noble C

C. VT

1. (= injure) → atacar salvajemente
two children have been savaged by an alsatian → dos niños fueron salvajemente atacados por un pastor alemán

2. (= criticize) → atacar ferozmente or despiadadamente
she was savaged by the press → la prensa la atacó ferozmente or despiadadamente → la prensa se ensañó con ella

---

savage [ˈsævɪdʒ]

adj

(= cruel, fierce) [attack, murder] → brutal(e), féroce

(= primitive) → primitif/ive, sauvage

n → sauvage mf

vt

[dog] → attaquer férocement

(= criticize severely) [critic, opponent] → éreinter

---

savage

adj → wild; sport, fighter, punch, revenge → brutal; custom → grausam; animal → gefährlich; competition → scharf, brutal (inf); conflict → schwer, brutal; war → grausam, brutal; (= drastic, severe) cuts, measures → rigoros, hart, drastisch; changes → drastisch; criticism → schonungslos, brutal (inf); the savage people of New Guinea → die Wilden Neuguineas; to put up a savage fight → sich wütend or grimmig (geh) → or wild (inf) → verteidigen, sich verbissen wehren; with a savage snap of its jaws the crocodile … → wütend biss das Krokodil …; the dog became a savage beast → der Hund wurde zur reißenden Bestie; the guard dogs are savage → die Wachhunde sind scharf or gefährlich; to make a savage attack on somebody → brutal über jdn herfallen; (fig) → jdn scharf angreifen; he has a savage temper → er ist ein äußerst jähzorniger Mensch; he is in a savage temper → er ist fuchsteufelswild (inf); the critics were really savage with her new play → die Kritiker haben ihr neues Stück wirklich schonungslos verrissen

n → Wilde(r) mf

vt

(animal) → anfallen; (fatally) → zerfleischen

(fig: = criticize) → verreißen; person also → (in der Luft) zerreißen

---

savage [ˈsævɪdʒ]

1. adj

a. (gen) → violento/a; (animal, murderer, attack) → feroce

b. (primitive, custom, tribe) → selvaggio/a

2. n → selvaggio/a

3. vt (subj, dog) → sbranare (fig) → fare a pezzi, attaccare violentemente

---

savage

adj savage [ˈsӕvidʒ]

1 uncivilized savage tribes. onbeskaaf مُتَوَحِّش، غَيْر مُتَحَضِّر див primitivní vild wild άγριος, απολίτιστος salvaje metsik وحشي villi, primitiivinen primitif פִּרימִיטִיבִי असभ्य divlji, surov vad, barbár biadab villtur selvaggio 未開の 야만적인 laukinis mežonīgs tidak bertamadun wild vill, usivilisert dziki selvagem primitiv дикий primitívny divji divlji vild, ociviliserad ไม่เจริญ; ไม่มีวัฒนธรรม vahşî, ilkel 原始的，野蠻的 дикий; первісний وحشی، خونخوار hoang dã, hung dữ 原始的，野蛮的

2 fierce and cruel The elephant can be quite savage; bitter and savage remarks. wreed وَحْشي، ضارٍ، شَرِس безжалостен divoký, krutý vild; brutal wild, beißend άγριος, σκληρός feroz, violento julm درنده خو julma féroce אַכזָרִי जंगलीपन से surov, grub vad kejam grimmur crudele, feroce 残忍な 잔인한 žiaurus, negailestingas nikns; negants ganas dan kejam fel brutal, voldsom, barbarisk dziki, okrutny selvagem feroce, crud свирепый; жестокий divý, surový, hrubý grob opasan våldsam, grym, hänsynslös ป่าเถื่อน vahşî, acımasız 殘暴的，兇猛的 жорстокий, лютий ظالمانہ độc ác,có ác ý 残酷的，凶猛的

v

to attack He was savaged by wild animals. aanval يُهاجِم нападам divoce napadnout angribe anfallen επιτίθεμαι άγρια atacar ferozmente, embestir ründama حمله ور شدن käydä kimppuun attaquer férocement לִתקוֹף काटना, हमला करना napasti megtámad menyerang ráðast grimmilega á attaccare con ferocia 襲う 맹렬히 공격하다 (už)pulti uzbrukt menyerang woest aanvallen maltraktere, skambite napadać atacar ferozmente a ataca; a sfâşia яростно нападать surovo napadnúť napasti napasti anfalla จู่โจม vahşîce saldırmak 攻擊 нападати حملہ کرنا tấn công ai một cách dã man （凶猛地）攻击，乱咬

n

1 a person in an uncivilized state tribes of savages. barbaar إنْسان مُتَوَحِّش дивак divoch vild der/die Wilde άνθρωπος άγριος, πρωτόγονος salvaje metslane آدم بي تمدن villi-ihminen primitif פֶּרֶא אָדָם असभ्यावस्था divljak, urođenik vad orang biadab villimaður selvaggio 未開人 미개인 laukinis mežonis orang yang tidak bertamadun wilde villmann dzikus selvagem primitiv дикарь divoch divjak divljak vilde คนไม่มีวัฒนธรรม vahşî kimse 野蠻人 дикун; первісна людина غیر مہذب người 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, wreedaard قاسٍ، شَرِس، غَيْر مُتَحَضِّر грубиян surovec vild person; barbarisk person der Rohling κτήνος (μτφ.), αγροίκος salvaje jõhkard آدم وحشي raakalainen sauvage פְּרָאִים क्रूरता baraba vadember orang kejam ruddi, villimaður selvaggio, barbaro 野蛮な人 야만인 barbaras mežonis orang yang kejam barbaar barbarisk person barbarzyńca selvagem sălbatic хулиган, грубиян surovec grobijan divljak rå (brutal) människa คนป่าเถื่อน acımasız kimse 粗魯野蠻的人 жорстока людина; грубіян ظالم، بدمزاج người tàn bạo dã man 粗鲁的人

adv savagely

wreed بِوَحْشِيَّه، بِشَراسَه، بِقَسْوَه диво divoce vildt; barbarisk wild άγρια salvajemente jõhkralt وحشيانه raa'asti sauvagement בִּפרָאוּת जंगलीपन से divljački vadul, vadember módjára secara biadab grimmdarlega selvaggiamente 残忍に 거칠게 kaip laukinis, žiauriai mežonīgi; nikni dengan kejam woest barbarisk, vilt dziko selvaticamente sălbatic, cu sălbăticie варварски, жестоко surovo divje divlje vilt, brutalt อย่างป่าเถื่อน vahşîcesine 粗魯地 грубо وحشیانہ hoang dã, hoang dại 粗鲁地

n savageness

wreedheid تَوَحُّش، شَراسَه свирепост divokost vildskab; brutalitet die Wildheit αγριότητα salvajismo, ferocidad jõhkrus وحشي raakuus sauvagerie אַכזָרִיוּת निष्ठुरता, क्रूरता, क्रोधोन्मतता divljaštvo, barbarstvo vadság, barbarizmus kebiadaban villimennska; grimmd crudeltà, ferocia 残忍 야만스러움 žiaurumas mežonīgums; niknums kekejaman woestheid villskap, grusomhet dzikość selvajaria sălbăticie варварство, дикость divokosť; surovosť divjost divljina vildhet, grymhet, omänsklighet ความป่าเถื่อน vahşîlik 粗魯 дикунство; жорстокість وحشی پن tình trạng dã man 粗鲁

n savagery

wreedheid وَحْشِيَّه диващина divoši vildskab; brutalitet die Wildheit κτηνωδία salvajismo jõhkrus وحشيگري raakuus sauvagerie פְּרָאוּת जंगलीपन divljaštvo, barbarstvo vadság, barbárság kebiadaban villimennska; grimmd crudeltà, ferocia 残忍 야만[] 상태 žiaurumas mežonība; nežēlība keganasan woestheid villskap, grusomhet dzikość selvajaria sălbăticie дикость divosi divjaštvo divljanje vildhet, grymhet, omänsklighet ความป่าเถื่อน vahşet 野性 дикість; жорстокість وحشت sự tàn bạo 野性