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sav·age (s

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.

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

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

ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms

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 << 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

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 야만스런, 미개한 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 사나운, 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 殘酷的，兇猛的 жорстокий, лютий ظالمانہ độc ác,có ác ý 残酷的，凶猛的

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 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 (兇猛地)攻擊，亂咬 нападати حملہ کرنا tấn công ai một cách dã man （凶猛地）攻击，乱咬

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 야만인, 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 잔인한[] 행동을 하는 사람 barbaras mežonis orang yang kejam barbaar barbarisk person barbarzyńca selvagem sălbatic хулиган, грубиян surovec grobijan divljak rå (brutal) människa คนป่าเถื่อน acımasız kimse 粗魯的人 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

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